diff --git a/hasura/metadata/tables.yaml b/hasura/metadata/tables.yaml
index ba6d7a12c..26571d786 100644
--- a/hasura/metadata/tables.yaml
+++ b/hasura/metadata/tables.yaml
@@ -4514,7 +4514,7 @@
       request_transform:
         body:
           action: transform
-          template: "{\r\n  \"event\": {\r\n    \"op\": \"UPDATE\",\r\n    \"data\": {\r\n      \"old\": {\r\n        \"id\": {{$body.event.data.old.id}},\r\n        \"ro_number\": {{$body.event.data.old.ro_number}},\r\n        \"queued_for_parts\": {{$body.event.data.old.queued_for_parts}},\r\n        \"employee_prep\": {{$body.event.data.old.employee_prep}},\r\n        \"clm_total\": {{$body.event.data.old.clm_total}},\r\n        \"towin\": {{$body.event.data.old.towin}},\r\n        \"employee_body\": {{$body.event.data.old.employee_body}},\r\n        \"converted\": {{$body.event.data.old.converted}},\r\n        \"scheduled_in\": {{$body.event.data.old.scheduled_in}},\r\n        \"scheduled_completion\": {{$body.event.data.old.scheduled_completion}},\r\n        \"scheduled_delivery\": {{$body.event.data.old.scheduled_delivery}},\r\n        \"actual_delivery\": {{$body.event.data.old.actual_delivery}},\r\n        \"actual_completion\": {{$body.event.data.old.actual_completion}},\r\n        \"alt_transport\": {{$body.event.data.old.alt_transport}},\r\n        \"date_exported\": {{$body.event.data.old.date_exported}},\r\n        \"status\": {{$body.event.data.old.status}},\r\n        \"employee_csr\": {{$body.event.data.old.employee_csr}},\r\n        \"actual_in\": {{$body.event.data.old.actual_in}},\r\n        \"deliverchecklist\": {{$body.event.data.old.deliverchecklist}},\r\n        \"comment\": {{$body.event.data.old.comment}},\r\n        \"employee_refinish\": {{$body.event.data.old.employee_refinish}},\r\n        \"inproduction\": {{$body.event.data.old.inproduction}},\r\n        \"production_vars\": {{$body.event.data.old.production_vars}},\r\n        \"intakechecklist\": {{$body.event.data.old.intakechecklist}},\r\n        \"cieca_ttl\": {{$body.event.data.old.cieca_ttl}},\r\n        \"date_invoiced\": {{$body.event.data.old.date_invoiced}}\r\n      },\r\n      \"new\": {\r\n        \"id\": {{$body.event.data.new.id}},\r\n        \"ro_number\": {{$body.event.data.old.ro_number}},\r\n        \"queued_for_parts\": {{$body.event.data.new.queued_for_parts}},\r\n        \"employee_prep\": {{$body.event.data.new.employee_prep}},\r\n        \"clm_total\": {{$body.event.data.new.clm_total}},\r\n        \"towin\": {{$body.event.data.new.towin}},\r\n        \"employee_body\": {{$body.event.data.new.employee_body}},\r\n        \"converted\": {{$body.event.data.new.converted}},\r\n        \"scheduled_in\": {{$body.event.data.new.scheduled_in}},\r\n        \"scheduled_completion\": {{$body.event.data.new.scheduled_completion}},\r\n        \"scheduled_delivery\": {{$body.event.data.new.scheduled_delivery}},\r\n        \"actual_delivery\": {{$body.event.data.new.actual_delivery}},\r\n        \"actual_completion\": {{$body.event.data.new.actual_completion}},\r\n        \"alt_transport\": {{$body.event.data.new.alt_transport}},\r\n        \"date_exported\": {{$body.event.data.new.date_exported}},\r\n        \"status\": {{$body.event.data.new.status}},\r\n        \"employee_csr\": {{$body.event.data.new.employee_csr}},\r\n        \"actual_in\": {{$body.event.data.new.actual_in}},\r\n        \"deliverchecklist\": {{$body.event.data.new.deliverchecklist}},\r\n        \"comment\": {{$body.event.data.new.comment}},\r\n        \"employee_refinish\": {{$body.event.data.new.employee_refinish}},\r\n        \"inproduction\": {{$body.event.data.new.inproduction}},\r\n        \"production_vars\": {{$body.event.data.new.production_vars}},\r\n        \"intakechecklist\": {{$body.event.data.new.intakechecklist}},\r\n        \"cieca_ttl\": {{$body.event.data.new.cieca_ttl}},\r\n        \"date_invoiced\": {{$body.event.data.new.date_invoiced}}\r\n      }\r\n    }\r\n  },\r\n  \"trigger\": {\r\n    \"name\": \"notifications_jobs\"\r\n  },\r\n  \"table\": {\r\n    \"schema\": \"public\",\r\n    \"name\": \"jobs\"\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n"
+          template: "{\r\n  \"event\": {\r\n  \"session_variables\": {\r\n    \"x-hasura-user-id\": {{$body.event.session_variables.x-hasura-user-id}}\r\n    }, \r\n    \"op\": \"UPDATE\",\r\n    \"data\": {\r\n      \"old\": {\r\n        \"id\": {{$body.event.data.old.id}},\r\n        \"ro_number\": {{$body.event.data.old.ro_number}},\r\n        \"queued_for_parts\": {{$body.event.data.old.queued_for_parts}},\r\n        \"employee_prep\": {{$body.event.data.old.employee_prep}},\r\n        \"clm_total\": {{$body.event.data.old.clm_total}},\r\n        \"towin\": {{$body.event.data.old.towin}},\r\n        \"employee_body\": {{$body.event.data.old.employee_body}},\r\n        \"converted\": {{$body.event.data.old.converted}},\r\n        \"scheduled_in\": {{$body.event.data.old.scheduled_in}},\r\n        \"scheduled_completion\": {{$body.event.data.old.scheduled_completion}},\r\n        \"scheduled_delivery\": {{$body.event.data.old.scheduled_delivery}},\r\n        \"actual_delivery\": {{$body.event.data.old.actual_delivery}},\r\n        \"actual_completion\": {{$body.event.data.old.actual_completion}},\r\n        \"alt_transport\": {{$body.event.data.old.alt_transport}},\r\n        \"date_exported\": {{$body.event.data.old.date_exported}},\r\n        \"status\": {{$body.event.data.old.status}},\r\n        \"employee_csr\": {{$body.event.data.old.employee_csr}},\r\n        \"actual_in\": {{$body.event.data.old.actual_in}},\r\n        \"deliverchecklist\": {{$body.event.data.old.deliverchecklist}},\r\n        \"comment\": {{$body.event.data.old.comment}},\r\n        \"employee_refinish\": {{$body.event.data.old.employee_refinish}},\r\n        \"inproduction\": {{$body.event.data.old.inproduction}},\r\n        \"production_vars\": {{$body.event.data.old.production_vars}},\r\n        \"intakechecklist\": {{$body.event.data.old.intakechecklist}},\r\n        \"cieca_ttl\": {{$body.event.data.old.cieca_ttl}},\r\n        \"date_invoiced\": {{$body.event.data.old.date_invoiced}}\r\n      },\r\n      \"new\": {\r\n        \"id\": {{$body.event.data.new.id}},\r\n        \"ro_number\": {{$body.event.data.old.ro_number}},\r\n        \"queued_for_parts\": {{$body.event.data.new.queued_for_parts}},\r\n        \"employee_prep\": {{$body.event.data.new.employee_prep}},\r\n        \"clm_total\": {{$body.event.data.new.clm_total}},\r\n        \"towin\": {{$body.event.data.new.towin}},\r\n        \"employee_body\": {{$body.event.data.new.employee_body}},\r\n        \"converted\": {{$body.event.data.new.converted}},\r\n        \"scheduled_in\": {{$body.event.data.new.scheduled_in}},\r\n        \"scheduled_completion\": {{$body.event.data.new.scheduled_completion}},\r\n        \"scheduled_delivery\": {{$body.event.data.new.scheduled_delivery}},\r\n        \"actual_delivery\": {{$body.event.data.new.actual_delivery}},\r\n        \"actual_completion\": {{$body.event.data.new.actual_completion}},\r\n        \"alt_transport\": {{$body.event.data.new.alt_transport}},\r\n        \"date_exported\": {{$body.event.data.new.date_exported}},\r\n        \"status\": {{$body.event.data.new.status}},\r\n        \"employee_csr\": {{$body.event.data.new.employee_csr}},\r\n        \"actual_in\": {{$body.event.data.new.actual_in}},\r\n        \"deliverchecklist\": {{$body.event.data.new.deliverchecklist}},\r\n        \"comment\": {{$body.event.data.new.comment}},\r\n        \"employee_refinish\": {{$body.event.data.new.employee_refinish}},\r\n        \"inproduction\": {{$body.event.data.new.inproduction}},\r\n        \"production_vars\": {{$body.event.data.new.production_vars}},\r\n        \"intakechecklist\": {{$body.event.data.new.intakechecklist}},\r\n        \"cieca_ttl\": {{$body.event.data.new.cieca_ttl}},\r\n        \"date_invoiced\": {{$body.event.data.new.date_invoiced}}\r\n      }\r\n    }\r\n  },\r\n  \"trigger\": {\r\n    \"name\": \"notifications_jobs\"\r\n  },\r\n  \"table\": {\r\n    \"schema\": \"public\",\r\n    \"name\": \"jobs\"\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n"
         method: POST
         query_params: {}
         template_engine: Kriti
diff --git a/server/graphql-client/queries.js b/server/graphql-client/queries.js
index d7c97ad41..4108ec1fb 100644
--- a/server/graphql-client/queries.js
+++ b/server/graphql-client/queries.js
@@ -2712,6 +2712,7 @@ query GET_JOB_WATCHERS($jobid: uuid!) {
     nodes {
       user_email
       user { 
+        authid
         employee {
           id
           first_name
diff --git a/server/notifications/scenarioParser.js b/server/notifications/scenarioParser.js
index 1a599420f..d897f07ea 100644
--- a/server/notifications/scenarioParser.js
+++ b/server/notifications/scenarioParser.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const { getMatchingScenarios } = require("./scenarioMapperr");
 const { dispatchEmailsToQueue } = require("./queues/emailQueue");
 const { dispatchAppsToQueue } = require("./queues/appQueue");
 
+// If true, the user who commits the action will NOT receive notifications; if false, they will.
+const FILTER_SELF_FROM_WATCHERS = (() => process.env.NODE_ENV === "production")();
+
 /**
  * Parses an event and determines matching scenarios for notifications.
  * Queries job watchers and notification settings before triggering scenario builders.
@@ -28,6 +31,14 @@ const scenarioParser = async (req, jobIdField) => {
   const { event, trigger, table } = req.body;
   const { logger } = req;
 
+  // Validate we know what user commited the action that fired the parser
+  const hasuraUserId = event?.session_variables?.["x-hasura-user-id"];
+
+  // Bail if we don't know
+  if (!hasuraUserId) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Validate that required fields are present in the request body
   if (!event?.data || !trigger || !table) {
     throw new Error("Missing required request fields: event data, trigger, or table.");
@@ -48,13 +59,18 @@ const scenarioParser = async (req, jobIdField) => {
   });
 
   // Transform watcher data into a simplified format with email and employee details
-  const jobWatchers = watcherData?.job_watchers_aggregate?.nodes?.map((watcher) => ({
+  let jobWatchers = watcherData?.job_watchers_aggregate?.nodes?.map((watcher) => ({
     email: watcher.user_email,
     firstName: watcher?.user?.employee?.first_name,
     lastName: watcher?.user?.employee?.last_name,
-    employeeId: watcher?.user?.employee?.id
+    employeeId: watcher?.user?.employee?.id,
+    authId: watcher?.user?.authid
   }));
 
+  if (FILTER_SELF_FROM_WATCHERS) {
+    jobWatchers = jobWatchers.filter((watcher) => watcher.authId !== hasuraUserId);
+  }
+
   // Exit early if no job watchers are found for this job
   if (isEmpty(jobWatchers)) {
     return;