Gift for fed supervisors

[Anonymous]

I am a federal supervisor and one of my employees mailed me some expensive perishable food last year from Harry and David as a holiday gift. I had to notify ethics, tell the employee I declined the gift, and drive it to our office building to give it away to our cleaning staff. I know she meant well but it was really a pain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a federal supervisor and one of my employees mailed me some expensive perishable food last year from Harry and David as a holiday gift. I had to notify ethics, tell the employee I declined the gift, and drive it to our office building to give it away to our cleaning staff. I know she meant well but it was really a pain.

Assh0le

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a federal supervisor and one of my employees mailed me some expensive perishable food last year from Harry and David as a holiday gift. I had to notify ethics, tell the employee I declined the gift, and drive it to our office building to give it away to our cleaning staff. I know she meant well but it was really a pain.

Assh0le

Who? The supervisor or the employee?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a federal supervisor and one of my employees mailed me some expensive perishable food last year from Harry and David as a holiday gift. I had to notify ethics, tell the employee I declined the gift, and drive it to our office building to give it away to our cleaning staff. I know she meant well but it was really a pain.

Assh0le

Are you really suggesting that the supervisor did something wrong by complying with their ethics obligations? They did exactly what they were supposed to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a federal supervisor and one of my employees mailed me some expensive perishable food last year from Harry and David as a holiday gift. I had to notify ethics, tell the employee I declined the gift, and drive it to our office building to give it away to our cleaning staff. I know she meant well but it was really a pain.

Good move. The employee may have been trying to trap you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a federal supervisor and one of my employees mailed me some expensive perishable food last year from Harry and David as a holiday gift. I had to notify ethics, tell the employee I declined the gift, and drive it to our office building to give it away to our cleaning staff. I know she meant well but it was really a pain.

Good move. The employee may have been trying to trap you.

She was new to government so I think she didn’t know, but I’ve been around for long enough to know what my obligations are and I’m not getting fired over a bunch of fancy pears.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you really going to search for a non-cash gift less than $10? Are you that desperate to kiss up to your superiors?

.
I mean it's $20

No, it's not. That's for gifts from prohibited sources like contractors. Gifting to superior is $10 or less. It's all so complicated that it's just best to avoid it all.

Federal ethics official chiming in late to say I love you, PP. Hope you work in my agency!