bad people

For the need of rant and short of time, let me sum it up this way.

1. Well liked team member got married overseas (it's a gay wedding, so there is some hesitancy from a few old fashion minded to "celebrate". The person is still well-liked, nonetheless)

2. No one wants to get the gift ("what do you get a gay couple?!"). Money is not a problem... but people reply sooooo slowly (we're a in different offices and time zones).

3. I volunteered (stupid me).

4. Then I found out landlord wants to sell the house. I now have a headache trying to find a new place. Fast.

5. For efficiency, I wrote to the 8 member team jokingly saying it is an "opt-out".

6. WTF. "Opt-out" created so much sensitive vibes. Trust me. If your team is a team of speechwriters, each word counts.

7. The reply I got was let's make it an opt-IN system. PLUS in the second email, I get scolded for not giving a "safer" more "sensible" option. I should not make everyone "conform". I am also irritated with how he kept referring to the wedding as the "wedding" (with inverted commas... and everywhere else including "safer", "sensible" and "conform").

8. Thank goodness come Nov 8, I no longer will be working with my old team.

9. No-balls me will be still looking for the gift. Simply cause I like the person who got married.