Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 20:47     Subject: Re:What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Booze
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 20:08     Subject: Re:What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DH is a partner at a law firm. (I don't know if this is comparable to your DH's position.) He gives his assistant $250. The partners got together last year and decided on an amount so that everyone gave the same and no assistant felt slighted. He gives the lawyers who report to him nice bottles of wine/alcohol. I don't think he would want to give direct reports gift cards since they already get bonuses, but this seems the best idea for support staff. You can get Visa cards so they can spend the money where they want.


Let me guess. You don't work either (like OP). There is something so offputting about these women picking out gifts fr their husbsnd's "staff." *shudder*


She said DH's partners decided on how much to give.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 20:05     Subject: Re:What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Anonymous wrote:My DH is a partner at a law firm. (I don't know if this is comparable to your DH's position.) He gives his assistant $250. The partners got together last year and decided on an amount so that everyone gave the same and no assistant felt slighted. He gives the lawyers who report to him nice bottles of wine/alcohol. I don't think he would want to give direct reports gift cards since they already get bonuses, but this seems the best idea for support staff. You can get Visa cards so they can spend the money where they want.


Let me guess. You don't work either (like OP). There is something so offputting about these women picking out gifts fr their husbsnd's "staff." *shudder*
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 19:48     Subject: What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Anonymous wrote:Am mid/senior at an NGO; I give my 5 reports each a $12-15 bottle of wine with a Barnes/Noble $25 card hung around the top of it with a holiday ribbon.


Sounds kind of cheap.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 19:46     Subject: What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Anonymous wrote:Am mid/senior at an NGO; I give my 5 reports each a $12-15 bottle of wine with a Barnes/Noble $25 card hung around the top of it with a holiday ribbon.


Every year the same gifts?
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 19:42     Subject: What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Am mid/senior at an NGO; I give my 5 reports each a $12-15 bottle of wine with a Barnes/Noble $25 card hung around the top of it with a holiday ribbon.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 19:24     Subject: What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"I told him his secretary, even if crappy and shared should get a decent one- then she'll treat him better."

No shit. Your DH can't figure this out?


This is why DH has to confer with DW.


Why does he confer with DW, since she doesn't know jack? He might as well confer with my cat.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 19:20     Subject: Re:What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
My DH is a partner at a law firm. (I don't know if this is comparable to your DH's position.) He gives his assistant $250. The partners got together last year and decided on an amount so that everyone gave the same and no assistant felt slighted. He gives the lawyers who report to him nice bottles of wine/alcohol. I don't think he would want to give direct reports gift cards since they already get bonuses, but this seems the best idea for support staff. You can get Visa cards so they can spend the money where they want.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 19:20     Subject: What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Anonymous wrote:"I told him his secretary, even if crappy and shared should get a decent one- then she'll treat him better."

No shit. Your DH can't figure this out?


This is why DH has to confer with DW.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 19:16     Subject: What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
"I told him his secretary, even if crappy and shared should get a decent one- then she'll treat him better."

No shit. Your DH can't figure this out?
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 19:12     Subject: What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Anonymous wrote:Are you a SAHM dictating this? Can't he decide and/or ask colleagues? Ugh.


LOL!
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 19:10     Subject: What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Are you a SAHM dictating this? Can't he decide and/or ask colleagues? Ugh.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 19:08     Subject: Re:What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
VP level don't they make enough?
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 11:23     Subject: What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
I'm in government. I give my support staff person a $75 gift card.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2012 10:57     Subject: What do you give as Christmas Gift to your staff?
Husband works in corporate. He has a couple people that dots into him -VP level. Suggestions anyone? Gift certifcate I think are more appreciated and useful but how much? Do they have to be the same amount? I told him his secretary, even if crappy and shared should get a decent one- then she'll treat him better. Thanks