Anonymous
12/13/2024 16:19
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
My manager always asks - what’s your drink of choice? Coffee, tea, beer, wine, other? And everyone gets a gift basket of whatever they say. So I got a nice wine selection sent to me. I think that’s a nice way to do it. You can budget as low or high as you want (a bottle of wine vs a whole gift basket)
Anonymous
12/13/2024 15:46
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A small Xmas box (really cute) from Target with a $25 gift card, travel Lysol and hand sanitizer.
Lysol? Just go with the gift card.
Not everyone shops at Target, we don't. I would not want lysol or hand sanitizer. No more junk.
Anonymous
12/13/2024 15:45
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Our office does a holiday party at an outside venue around lunchtime (11:30-2:30) with entertainment, raffles, etc. Food and bar.
I feel like that should be enough.
Some teams do an additional lunch or happy hour. I find that somewhat tricky since we have some remote team members, others who constantly mask and won’t eat/drink around others, etc.
I have a dozen direct reports, so I can only do a token sort of gift (noting a $30 gift quickly jumps to nearly $50 when you factor in tax and shipping). I tend to stick with food items (citrus from FL, cookies or chocolates from a small business, etc). Our office has a policy against using the corporate card to purchase anything remotely holiday related (meaning nothing Christmas related) and we can’t buy gift cards for staff.
Excuses Excuses. I had a job with a similar rule. My Bosses wife would send Omaha Steaks, Harry and David Gift baskets etc. to my wife. There was no rule my bosses spouse could not buy my spouse a xmas gift. She would make sure to do it on her personal credit card.
That's just weird. I'm an adult I don't need a gift and I would not want anything from the bosses wife. Silly.
Anonymous
12/13/2024 15:30
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A small Xmas box (really cute) from Target with a $25 gift card, travel Lysol and hand sanitizer.
Lysol? Just go with the gift card.
Agree. I don't want lysol, hand sanitizer and a xmas box. Just do a gift card.
Anonymous
12/13/2024 15:28
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Anonymous wrote:A small Xmas box (really cute) from Target with a $25 gift card, travel Lysol and hand sanitizer.
Lysol? Just go with the gift card.
Anonymous
12/13/2024 12:08
Subject: Re:What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Anonymous wrote:Kinda inappropriate.
Yes it is.
I have 15 I don't personally do anything for but I made sure they're all getting a good bonus.
Anonymous
12/13/2024 11:49
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Anonymous wrote:Our office does a holiday party at an outside venue around lunchtime (11:30-2:30) with entertainment, raffles, etc. Food and bar.
I feel like that should be enough.
Some teams do an additional lunch or happy hour. I find that somewhat tricky since we have some remote team members, others who constantly mask and won’t eat/drink around others, etc.
I have a dozen direct reports, so I can only do a token sort of gift (noting a $30 gift quickly jumps to nearly $50 when you factor in tax and shipping). I tend to stick with food items (citrus from FL, cookies or chocolates from a small business, etc). Our office has a policy against using the corporate card to purchase anything remotely holiday related (meaning nothing Christmas related) and we can’t buy gift cards for staff.
Excuses Excuses. I had a job with a similar rule. My Bosses wife would send Omaha Steaks, Harry and David Gift baskets etc. to my wife. There was no rule my bosses spouse could not buy my spouse a xmas gift. She would make sure to do it on her personal credit card.
Anonymous
12/13/2024 07:08
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Our office does a holiday party at an outside venue around lunchtime (11:30-2:30) with entertainment, raffles, etc. Food and bar.
I feel like that should be enough.
Some teams do an additional lunch or happy hour. I find that somewhat tricky since we have some remote team members, others who constantly mask and won’t eat/drink around others, etc.
I have a dozen direct reports, so I can only do a token sort of gift (noting a $30 gift quickly jumps to nearly $50 when you factor in tax and shipping). I tend to stick with food items (citrus from FL, cookies or chocolates from a small business, etc). Our office has a policy against using the corporate card to purchase anything remotely holiday related (meaning nothing Christmas related) and we can’t buy gift cards for staff.
I feel like that should be enough.
Some teams do an additional lunch or happy hour. I find that somewhat tricky since we have some remote team members, others who constantly mask and won’t eat/drink around others, etc.
I have a dozen direct reports, so I can only do a token sort of gift (noting a $30 gift quickly jumps to nearly $50 when you factor in tax and shipping). I tend to stick with food items (citrus from FL, cookies or chocolates from a small business, etc). Our office has a policy against using the corporate card to purchase anything remotely holiday related (meaning nothing Christmas related) and we can’t buy gift cards for staff.
Anonymous
12/13/2024 00:48
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
I had a boss once ask us each (all remote) where our favorite cafes or places to grab lunch were and then mailed us each a gift card to that place, suggested we coordinate lunches, and we had a lunch time chat. It was nice to have lunch “together”.
Anonymous
12/12/2024 18:27
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
My goodness. Can we stop the gift-giving to all and sundry?
Just don't create that expectation. Treat them well all year, and express your gratitude by praising their skills and promoting their professional careers.
Just don't create that expectation. Treat them well all year, and express your gratitude by praising their skills and promoting their professional careers.
Anonymous
12/12/2024 18:25
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
OP here. Not a fed. Private industry. Also, this is coming from me, not the company.
Anonymous
12/12/2024 18:10
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Anonymous wrote:Fed- I like my boss and my direct reports a lot, but haven't exchanged gifts ever. My first year I got a jar of peanuts.
Gifts should come from the workplace, not from managers in my opinion.
I’m a Fed and my manager always did a small thing of nice chocolate and a card. I’m aware chocolate isn’t appropriate for some people for various health related reasons. But it can be handed off to spouse, kids, a friend. Anyway, given all the ethics rules, it was a nice gesture.
Anonymous
12/12/2024 18:08
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Anonymous wrote:I don't like gift giving in the workplace. Can you give them a couple extra hours or a day off?
So much this.
Anonymous
12/12/2024 15:49
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Cash. No one wants some crappy gift.
Anonymous
12/12/2024 14:28
Subject: What holiday gift should I get my two direct reports?
Cash is not appropriate