Employed folks: What are you getting for your boss(es) and/or suborbinates for X-mas?

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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we chipped in for our manager's gift... it was a gift card for Great Outdoors or something because he likes fishing.

my immediate senior dude - the 3 of us chipped in and got him a bottle of whiskey
 

yinan

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Jan 12, 2007
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Nothing, I have never gotten this. I have never been enough of a suck up to think my boss needs a Christmas present.
 

GCS

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Oct 16, 1999
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As a business owner for several years now my employees have never given me a damn thing for any holiday so I don't expect anything different this year.

In years past we have always given our employees a gift basket of goodies (candy, fruit, coffees etc), a gift card to a restaurant, and a small cash bonus. This was all done at a luncheon we either had catered or took the employees out to somewhere.


This year will be considerably less - restaurant gift card, small christmas candy container, company lunch totes with their names embroidered on them and lunch on us. NO cash bonus this year.

In all honesty I better not hear any complaining as they all kept their jobs, no cut in pay/hours, we still cover 100% of their insurance, they still get 3 weeks paid vacation a year, AND we are still matching their 401k. They also get a luncheon and cash bonus from us at the end of each tax season as well as a full day off with pay.
 

BoberFett

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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I'm probably going to get gift certificates for most of my employees, and an Xbox Live 1 year membership for the young guy. I'd feel weird receiving something from my employees though.
 

bl4ckfl4g

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Feb 13, 2007
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I got 25 dollar gift cards to best buy for my employees. Didn't think about giving my boss something but I didn't think it was really appropriate. I actually think we may have HR rules against it.
 

LTC8K6

Lifer
Mar 10, 2004
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I'm the boss and I gave each senior employee $200 cash and each junior employee $100 cash out of my own pocket. There are also 2 small gifts for each employee under the company Christmas tree. The company also took all employees out to lunch today.

I have done this pretty much every year since being promoted to top dog.
 

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
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Not a dammed thing...in fact, when they're not looking, (I work for a partnership) I'm gonna steal another lump of coal for the office stove.

Bob Cratchit.
 

RKS

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Oct 9, 1999
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A bottle of Black Label for my assistant/secretary. Boss is Jewish and enjoys being miserable so he gets nothing.