Gift for MB/DB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It's nice to give gifts but you don't have to.
You can write a card and add a homemade coupon for a free evening of babysitting for instance.


If you do this, be sure to do an hourly cap for the "free" part of it. I made the mistake of just saying "free evening" and my MB tried to schedule a freakin overnight.


So? How stuck up can you be! Its a gift and it's not costing you a thing. Just sleep there for G**s sake!


Stuck up? It is costing me something. Time. Time away from my own family and home. Time which is usually valued at $20/hour. It was a gift and she tried to take advantage. You think it is appropriate to accept a gift from your employee valued at a couple hundred dollars? Any other time I've sat for her, she books around 3 hours. Now she has a free sitting coupon and she wants 12, in addition to the 10 hour day I already worked. I hope you're a troll, and not someone who honestly can't see who is wrong here.

Actually, you're the troll since we all know that your MB didn't do that. You're making it up.

I'm not, but believe what you will. You're a faceless internet scrub, so it doesn't really matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bake for them. It's fun for me to try out new recipes.

And let them deal with the stomach upset aftermath!

I tried cooking chicken for the first time for my charge (having never cooked chicken outside of a toaster over or microwave) and he was sick for days. Thank god I didn't eat any!

Excuse me? Maybe with YOUR cooking skills. You cook chicken in the microwave? That's disgusting. I've never given anyone food poisoning thank.you.very.much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I buy gifts for the children, never the parents.

+1 As it should be. Employees do not give gifts to Employers at Christmas.

[Anonymous]

For my first Christmas with my NF, I gave them a picture of the kids that I took of them all dressed up with some Christmas lights around them and framed it. I also gave them some homemade Oreo truffle balls and they RAVED about them for weeks. I know they appreciated the picture but it ended up in the playroom on a shelf so last Christmas, I ended up just giving them a big tin of the truffle balls again and they were SO excited. DB even said that he had been hoping I was going to make them for them again!! So this year, I'm doing the same thing. Sometimes, something as simple as a home baked treat is enough!

[Anonymous]

MY NF doesn't like clutter and are fairly minimalistic, so I usually do something photo based for the parents, and books for the kids.There's several kids and they're all on the older side, so it's fun to involve them in brainstorming sessions. We did a recreation of MB's favorite painting, photo within photo, traditional album and a picture garland so far. I write a card to the parents as well.

Though this year I got them a measuring jug because theirs has been cracked since about June and I figured that's something they truly need.

[Anonymous]

PP whose MB tried to cash in your free babysitting coupon for an overnight, I remember your post from awhile back about that. If you're still with them, what did you get them this year?

[Anonymous]

Gifts go DOWN the chain of command. Emplayees do not give gift to employer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gifts go DOWN the chain of command. Emplayees do not give gift to employer.

Stop posting on every fucking post saying this and also, learn to spell before you try and be a dumbass.

[Anonymous]

Never EVER offer your bosses a coupon for free babysitting as a holiday gift, that is just a bad idea overall.

Would an employee offer his/her boss in any other profession a few free hours of labor just because it's Christmas....??! Didn't think so.

I never give my bosses anything for Christmas.

I believe in gifting down, not up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gifts go DOWN the chain of command. Emplayees do not give gift to employer.

Stop posting on every fucking post saying this and also, learn to spell before you try and be a dumbass.

STOP US ING THE Fword

[Anonymous]

My employers have an Amazon wish list for their family in case they're stumped on what to get the children. I went there and ordered the kids some things. As a gift to them I went to a pottery place and had a menorah made from their hand prints and prints. They seem to Like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP whose MB tried to cash in your free babysitting coupon for an overnight, I remember your post from awhile back about that. If you're still with them, what did you get them this year?

I am still with them actually. They're great bosses generally, just the kind who will milk a deal if possible. I gave them a nice bottle of wine, and some homemade cookies, and some gifts for the children of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never EVER offer your bosses a coupon for free babysitting as a holiday gift, that is just a bad idea overall.

Would an employee offer his/her boss in any other profession a few free hours of labor just because it's Christmas....??! Didn't think so.

I never give my bosses anything for Christmas.

I believe in gifting down, not up.

Speak for yourself. It is a thoughtful and much-appreciated gift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP whose MB tried to cash in your free babysitting coupon for an overnight, I remember your post from awhile back about that. If you're still with them, what did you get them this year?

I am still with them actually. They're great bosses generally, just the kind who will milk a deal if possible. I gave them a nice bottle of wine, and some homemade cookies, and some gifts for the children of course.

Shame on them. Our nanny gives us a coupon every year and we never stay out more than 4 hours. It's our favorite gift because we have a child with substantial special needs and a night out alone is hard to come by.