Square Wheels Posted December 4, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 4, 2020 The past two years I've given my reports and coworkers a bottle of decent wine. Nothing crazy, but not $2 stuff either. This year I am thinking of making a charitable donation instead. Would you be offended if you got no gift from your boss? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 4, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: The past two years I've given my reports and coworkers a bottle of decent wine. Nothing crazy, but not $2 stuff either. This year I am thinking of making a charitable donation instead. Would you be offended if you got no gift from your boss? I wouldn’t be but I don’t work for you.... My wife has gotten some cool thoughtful gifts from her bosses and some we just tossed. I think a contribution doesn’t show appreciation to the person like a thoughtful gift would. But it can be hard if you have numerous reports. I give my contract staff a $150 bonus. I can’t bonus my in house staff so get them useful but branded company swag (which I just posted about...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 4, 2020 Share #3 Posted December 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: The past two years I've given my reports and coworkers a bottle of decent wine. Nothing crazy, but not $2 stuff either. This year I am thinking of making a charitable donation instead. Would you be offended if you got no gift from your boss? I never got a gift from my boss. Usually there was a mass produced card that arrived late. That's not entirely true. I worked for one year as a contract worker for a company that gave each and every one of us a Christmas Turkey. There were only 30 employees though and the company president had a work bench too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 4, 2020 Share #4 Posted December 4, 2020 I have never gotten a gift from a boss at Christmas, nor have I given one, so I am not a good measuring stick for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted December 4, 2020 1 minute ago, ChrisL said: I wouldn’t be but I don’t work for you.... My wife has gotten some cool thoughtful gifts from her bosses and some we just tossed. I think a contribution doesn’t show appreciation to the person like a thoughtful gift would. But it can be hard if you have numerous reports. I give my contract staff a $150 bonus. I can’t bonus my in house staff so get them useful but branded company swag (which I just posted about...). I have 10 or so direct reports, @ 150 each, that would cost... 10 x 0 carry the 5, add the 15, subtract one... a LOT. I also buy for coworkers, so about 15. The other 40 people might get a group email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted December 4, 2020 Share #6 Posted December 4, 2020 22 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: The past two years I've given my reports and coworkers a bottle of decent wine. Nothing crazy, but not $2 stuff either. This year I am thinking of making a charitable donation instead. To the Human Fund? Seems like it's a booze year. Give them wine or whisky. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 4, 2020 Share #7 Posted December 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I have 10 or so direct reports, @ 150 each, that would cost... 10 x 0 carry the 5, add the 15, subtract one... a LOT. I also buy for coworkers, so about 15. The other 40 people might get a group email. We’ll see I do it through company resources so it doesn’t cost me personally... One job I had I couldn’t do company paid for stuff and had a large crew so I got them each small See’s candies boxes. I have made cookies, brought in home made meals for lunch, stuff like that. I do try to take care of my direct reports but don’t gift everyone I work with. Like here I work closely with 15 or so folks but I only do gifts for my team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted December 5, 2020 Share #8 Posted December 5, 2020 My original boss...(the father) sent out cards signed by office staff...with the vinyl covered purse size date book..emblazoned with th company logo. No Christmas party . The last 2 years his son has come to lunch at our place of work..catered by Olive Garden. However, there is the staff gift from the residents..cash..every year is different..last year was grand..like over a grand..each..there are 7 of us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 5, 2020 Share #9 Posted December 5, 2020 I think charitable gifts to people oot of work would go over well this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted December 5, 2020 Share #10 Posted December 5, 2020 I've never gotten a gift from my boss, so I wouldn't be offended if I didn't get one. But I also don't consider a donation to charity as a gift to me, unless I've designated the charity and asked for donations instead of gifts (which some friends and I have done). If I had gotten a gift in prior years, I might feel a little disappointed to not get one this year, but I'd also never expect a boss to come out of pocket for gifts to coworkers. If you want to stop the gift giving because it's gotten out of hand and is becoming burdensome, you'll never have a better chance than this year. Everyone recognizes there are a lot of people in need this year and a lot of charities having problems meeting their fundraising goals. So people would understand that you wanted to direct your funds to a good cause. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted December 5, 2020 Share #11 Posted December 5, 2020 No gifts from the boss at this job. Previous bosses have typically provided a nice bottle of booze/wine. It’s that kind of industry. Previous jobs also had decent-to-awesome Christmas parties and staff lunches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 5, 2020 Share #12 Posted December 5, 2020 The management slant on things this year at my work place is that you are lucky to have a job. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted December 5, 2020 Share #13 Posted December 5, 2020 We each received a coffee card from former boss. I don't this new younger boss will do it. It just doesn't seem her style. Above boss is the only person for all workplaces where I've worked, who did give a small gift per direct report. I don't expect a gift from a boss. It is nice to have some christmas snacks etc. but impossible this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted December 5, 2020 Share #14 Posted December 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Square Wheels said: The past two years I've given my reports and coworkers a bottle of decent wine. Nothing crazy, but not $2 stuff either. This year I am thinking of making a charitable donation instead. Would you be offended if you got no gift from your boss? Heck no, but we are not the gifting type. Would much prefer a donation to a charity. We even did that with relatives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 5, 2020 Share #15 Posted December 5, 2020 You know I don’t recall getting gifts from my bosses either. My boss is always throwing balls & shit around the office so I gave him a bunch of nerf balls & dart guns one year. I gave him a book about youth sports last year (he has two young kids who play baseball). I probably won’t even see him between now & Christmas this year. My previous boss gave me a bonus, bosses before that nuthin. I guess gifts stopped at my level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted December 5, 2020 Share #16 Posted December 5, 2020 I would prefer a donation and a note about why you picked that charity. I have 21 direct reports which is crazy but true. I gift them on their birthdays instead of all at the winter holiday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dinneR ★ Posted December 5, 2020 Popular Post Share #17 Posted December 5, 2020 I said booze, everyone else said charity so let's compromise. Give your staff a card that says you have made a donation in their name to the Dennis fund. Box up the booze, strap it to the back of a moose and send it west. It'll find me. Trust me on this. The damn beasts licked my car. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted December 5, 2020 Share #18 Posted December 5, 2020 11 hours ago, dennis said: To the Human Fund? Seems like it's a booze year. Give them wine or whisky. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted December 5, 2020 Share #19 Posted December 5, 2020 I used to give my people lottery scratch off tickets. No one complained. More recently I would give people a jar of my brother’s home harvested honey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted December 5, 2020 Share #20 Posted December 5, 2020 I am the boss. Oh wait...no...that's my wife. She better give me a gift or two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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