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Another year older, huh, Boss? Time flies when you’re… well, being a boss, I guess! Birthdays are supposed to be fun, a time for cake, questionable singing, and maybe even avoiding work for a whole glorious afternoon. But let’s be honest, finding the right words to celebrate the big day of someone who signs your paycheck can be trickier than navigating office politics during bonus season.

You want something funny, to show you have a personality (and a good sense of humor, naturally). But you also need to be professional, respectful, and definitely not something that could be misconstrued as insubordination. The pressure! It’s enough to make you wish you could just hide in the supply closet with a stapler and wait for the whole thing to blow over. Generic birthday wishes are safe, sure, but where’s the fun in that? Besides, they might think you put in zero effort, and nobody wants to be *that* employee.