Work: Today, a coworker left a chocolate cake on the "free food" table...

By I'm so sorry... - 01/03/2017 16:00

Today, a coworker left a chocolate cake on the "free food" table in the office. I had a slice. She's just called to ask if she left her grandmother's birthday cake at work. She made it from scratch. Now I'm baking a new cake in the office kitchen. FML

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By JadedBaker - 08/07/2012 06:58 - United States

Today, I woke up early and spent hours baking and icing a three-tier cake for my friend's eighteenth birthday, which is this evening. I just found out my mother threw it in the compost bin because she's on a diet and it was "tempting" her. FML

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By bakerysux - 23/12/2014 01:21 - United States - San Antonio

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By Anonymous - 30/11/2013 16:09 - United States - Deer Park

Today, my mother in-law made dessert. It was a beautiful chocolate cake, chocolate cookies, and every other thing had chocolate in it. I'm deathly allergic to chocolate and she knows this. FML

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By drymouth - 17/06/2016 23:51 - United States - Berkeley

Today, my boss brought us some small cakes from a recent trip to China. I opened mine and noticed a little foil packet wrapped with the cake, so I thought it was a powdered topping. I had a couple of bites before my coworker told me it was actually a desiccant to keep the cakes fresh. FML

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By ab - 09/10/2011 05:11 - Canada

Today, a woman came into my work and yelled at me because no one told her the cake she had bought the week before was made of ice cream. She'd hidden it in the cupboard and it melted. I work in Dairy Queen. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/06/2010 10:36 - United States

Today, it was my co-worker's birthday but she told me not to mention it. Feeling bad for her, I went out to buy her a card, a present, and even a small cake. It turns out that there was actually a party during our lunch break, and I was the only one in our office not invited. FML

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By bdayboy - 11/01/2011 09:17 - United States

Today, some of my classmates brought cupcakes to celebrate my birthday. I took the leftovers with me after class, and when my mom picked me up from school, she asked, "What are the cupcakes for?" FML

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neuronerd 28

Wednesday 1 March 2017 16:47

Had anyone else eaten a slice yet? While it was in the "free food" section, I'm always hesitant to take the first piece of something, unless the person who brought it is directly offering. If other people had eaten it first, it's not solely your fault, and you'd be under no obligation to replace it (though that is kind of you). Truly, putting it there in the first place was her fault, so you're still under no obligation.

sirdannyboy1 20

Wednesday 1 March 2017 1:59

I would assume the cake had no writing on it. Just imagine eating cake alone that says happy birthday Grandma!

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sirdannyboy1 20

Wednesday 1 March 2017 1:59

I would assume the cake had no writing on it. Just imagine eating cake alone that says happy birthday Grandma!

Tripartita 44

Wednesday 1 March 2017 16:06

No writing present, just 84 candles the OP thought were normal and set aside.

Chazzster 28

Wednesday 1 March 2017 16:15

OP, you are a good hearted person to want to correct that. But I doubt that your employer pays you to bake replacement birthday cakes. You may wind up in trouble with your boss over this. Your coworker was an idiot if she left unattended a cake on the table used for shared treats and didn't expect it to get shared. Nowhere in OP's FML did she say the cake had "Happy Birthday" on it or candles, so I assume it did not have any signs of being a birthday cake.

neuronerd 28

Wednesday 1 March 2017 16:47

EnvyMe33 26

Wednesday 1 March 2017 17:03

Why would she bring the cake to work unless it was for everyone to eat?

zeffra13 31

Wednesday 1 March 2017 18:09

She was probably going straight to her grandmother's after work and didn't want the frosting to melt in the car.

RichardPencil 30

Wednesday 1 March 2017 17:10

Dummy! You don't have to bake a whole new cake -- you just have to bake one slice! Even better would be to insert a wedge of styrofoam and cover it with frosting.