Yes, but would there be enough for the 7 people eating it?

The company should buy the cake and some soda, and everyone should celebrate by getting an extra break to consume it all. Wishing the boss the happiest of days of course.

Okay $3 each. $18 can get you enough cake for everyone, and then some.

Isn't the boss a jerk?

Well heck if that's the case, they can each send me $10,000 and I might be able to arrange for them to need a new boss. ;)

BTD: that would be why no one wants to pony up for a present. But cake... cake benefits everyone! :)

kind of depends on the cake.

I vote for Ice cream cake... without the cake part.

Find a 7-11, get everybody a Slurpee.

Except those who are watching what they eat and will end up ponying up for something they won't eat out of peer pressure/obligation. And really, if my boss was a jerk, I wouldn't want to do anything above and beyond job duties for them, regardless of how much everyone likes cake.