Angela worked at a bank for 45 years before resigning... her son revealed the parting gift that left both of them in disbelief: 'Didn't feel valued'

Published: 02:01, 8 April 2026 | Updated: 02:27, 8 April 2026 An Aussie has revealed his mother was given only some flowers and a service pin when she resigned from a major bank after working there for almost five decades.  Angela received the gifts to recognise her 45 years of work as a teller at one of the major banks despite spending more than two thirds of her life there.  Her son Nick told Daily Mail the lack of thought that went into the present left his mother feeling underappreciated, while not specifically naming which bank it was. 'She didn't get a watch, a piece of jewellery or a nice dinner out,' he said.  'All she got was a bunch of flowers and a pin to say she worked there for 45 years. 'She wasn't expecting much, but she was a little shocked and didn't feel valued.'  Nick said his reaction was similar.  'She has a great work ethic, always goes in early and leaves late,' he said. An Aussie has revealed how her mother was brutally given some flowers and a service pin when she resigned from a bank after almost half a century 'It made me feel like she wasn't valued, considering how much time and effort she devoted to that same workplace.'  He said the lesson he took away from the situation was that all workers were just 'numbers in the system'. Some Aussies felt sorry for Angela, saying she deserved more than she got. 'Set up a wish list so your TikTok family can buy her something special for all her dedication and hard work.' 'This is so pathetic,' a second said.  'A bank can't afford to give her more than she deserves? She worked there for 45 years for goodness sake.'  However, not all were as sympathetic.  Others shared what they received as their parting gift (stock image) 'You all act like she worked for them as a favour, but she was paid that entire time and chose to stay,' one said. 'The bank doesn’t even have to buy her flowers, to be honest,' another said. 'It's a job and she gets paid for what she does.' Others shared what they received as their parting gift.  'I work for a big four bank and got a childish laminated certificate to honour my 35 years of service and I put it straight in the bin,' one said.   'My mum worked at the Australian Tax Office for 46 years and when she left, she got a trophy,' another said.  'My dad worked for a multi-million dollar company for 45 years and once got two movie tickets,' a third said. The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.