OP, a 34-year-old woman, quit her job in 2019 and started her own business. On her last day, her coworkers gave her a gift card with $1,000 in cash, which OP thought was a farewell present.
Following the encounter, the HR contact of her old workplace contacted her to tell her that a coworker was demanding back the $1,000 and blaming OP for deceiving them by highlighting her belly.
Not only did her coworkers misattribute her physique to pregnancy, but they also did not apologize to OP once they discovered the reality.
Just because OP gained a few pounds, her coworkers blindly assumed her condition was pregnancy and blamed OP when the truth came out later.
When OP received $1,000 from her coworkers on her last day, she naturally assumed it was a kind gesture for her farewell.
When the coworkers requested repayment from OP, she felt devastated. Money was not an issue for