It's that time of year when people in workplaces around the world engage in the nutbaggery of Christmas gift-giving; you know, that awkward time when everyone in the office is given a small budget to work to and a person to buy for with the gifts given "anonymously" at some stupid gift-giving ceremony. It's fucken retarded. This is only my opinion based on many ridiculous such events that always seem awkward and uncomfortable for all concerned. You may have, and are entitled to a completely different opinion of course.
Fortunately my workplace is one that does not engage in such tomfoolery. There's an end of year dinner paid for in full by the organisation, which I went to last night and would have cost them a bloody fortune, some bonus payments are handed out behind the scenes, and that's about it. Any gift-giving is left to the discretion of the individual and is usually done in a more private way, person-to-person. It all seems rather civilised and legit.
I'm non-religious so don't give a fuck about the true meaning of Christmas; it's about time off, great food and company and the chance to give gifts to some valued people around me and that includes work colleagues as well.
This year my work gift list has several people on it and for the men (and one woman) it's bottles of spirits, a mixture of scotch whiskey and gin; I've gone for Green Ant Gin and Green Label Scotch Whiskey for those gifts. Note: I've maintained a green theme. There's five such gifts being handed out mainly for the key stake-holders of the organisation.
In keeping with the green theme I have secured several Be The Light kits which I've chosen as the gifts for the unsung hero's of the organisation; the admin girls.
When I do gifts I always try to find out what people might like, what may add some value to their day or just make them happy and I think these little light-bulb-plant-thingy's will do exactly that. There's a really cool story behind these items too - you can find it on the website I've linked if you're interested.
I'll be handing out gifts in the next week or so and am looking forward to it. It's a chance to show gratitude to people who I work with and more specifically those who have assisted or befriended me throughout the year or those I feel closer with. There's no real agenda though, it's a gift so is given without the expectation of anything in return although it feels really good and seems a nice way of rounding out the year.
Have you folks ever done this, or been the recipient of workplace gift-giving? Have you been subjected to the enforced gift-giving thing I mentioned above? If you were to give your boss a Christmas gift what would it be and what would you want in return? If you've got any thoughts or comments on this scenario feel free to comment below.
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