Anonymous
01/01/2024 20:15
Subject: Gift for fed supervisors
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?
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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!
Anonymous
12/31/2023 13:43
Subject: Gift for fed supervisors
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.