I think that a gift card is an appropriate gift for a subordinate, but it needs to show that you thought about where to get it from, i.e. "I always see you with a book in your bag, so I thought you'd like Borders" or "You often bring in a latte in the morning, so here's a Starbucks card"
Right -- now, I'm not sure if the one girl never has Starbucks because she hates it or to save money, but I definitely don't think of her as a Starbucks person.
oooh.. Jesse, I gotta ask. What's a starbucks person?
Just a person who goes to Starbucks. No judgement!
But if you don't think of her as a starbucks person, what kind of person IS?
The ones who go there every day!
ooooh! I'm a Coffee bean person!
They sometimes have my drink ready when I get to the front of the line.
But if you don't think of her as a starbucks person, what kind of person IS?
People who have a lot of clones?
I know people who don't even drink coffee!!
Weirdoes.