Need baby shower advice quick

[verin_the_brown]

There is a baby shower at work for a guy I have never met. Our firm is split betweem Chicago and Dallas, and he works in Dallas. I am in department A and he is in department B. In general, A and B work together a lot and are closely related in the firm taxonomy. We are almost two aspects of the same department. In Chicago, we are physically

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[hilleviw]

Sign the card, show up at the shower for a few minutes, and make a nominal contribution to the gift ($5 I'd say). You may not have had any contact to date, but you may yet, and it's well to be perceived as a team player.

[echoweaver]

Urgh. This has totally happened several times at my company, but I have been conveniently out for legitimate reasons. And, actually, one of the guys I actually know and like, so it was kind of a bummer to miss that one.

I'd consider it to be polite to sign the card. If they're taking up a collection for a gift, I'd give a nominal amount. If you're supposed to supply your own gift, though, I'd totally opt out and just sign the card. I consider shopping, even to obtain a suitable gift card, to be energy I put in for people I actually know.

And I'd probably make an appearance at the shower too, but that's b/c I kind of like to contribute to office solidarity. So, while I don't actually know the guy, I feel happier in an office that cares to do these sorts of things. And one more warm body in the room makes the people who organized it feel that much more successful. But it wouldn't have to be very long, and I'd drop it if it's too inconvenient.

EDIT: Or, what hilleviw said, only my version has more words in it.

[studentbane]

Thirded.