'I feel used': Company asks employee to bake cookies for after-work event, fires her 2 days later

Baking for others can be an enjoyable way to feel like you're giving back. Maybe you take joy in the act of baking, and find that it calms you down by giving you something to do with your hands. Maybe you love trying out new recipes, innovating new flavors, and trying to recreate stuff you see online. But you can only eat so many cookies yourself. Odds are you want to give some of them away, and odds are, you find pleasure in doing that. It makes you feel useful and creative, and it makes a positive impression on others. It's a way for you to connect with friends, neighbors, and even coworkers. 

There is a big difference between that and being forced to bake. It's a quick way to drain all the joy and pleasure out of something. It goes from being something you do out of the kindness of your heart to something you do because you're obligated to. It's even worse if it's an employer who is forcing you to do something (far outside your job description), and almost unforgivable if they fired you the next day. 

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