Okay, I know I'm over-reacting but here's what had me so pissy before. Email from cow-orker:
Steph and I were talking and we thought it might be nice to get [Boss] a gift card to Crate & Barrel for her housewarming/the holidays since we won't officially see her again until January.
Well, it would be.
But you know - she did a marathon this fall and we got her big gift baskets for the day before and the day after (delivered at home). And you know, other people (not naming names) closed on new condos this fall as well and didn't get housewarming gift cards.
She did give us holiday gifts, but of the card-and-an-ornament type. (Which is great and nice, that's no part of my complaint.) But I really don't see the need to repay that with freaking Crate and Barrel - particularly when the reason we won't see her before the holidays is because she's taking two weeks off - none of the rest of us have that freedom because we need to, you know, cover the work.
[I'm also realizing that part of my upset is that I don't know if this place does any kind of Christmas bonus or anything, but if we do I haven't heard about it, so I'm a little extra uninclined to throw $20 of my shopping money at the boss.]
Well. How's that for a big incoherent ball of pissyness?
How's that for a big incoherent ball of pissyness?
Too coherent. Please revise.
Well. How's that for a big incoherent ball of pissyness?
sounds completely coherent and appropriate to me.
you need to add more pissyness
People, stop buying your bosses gifts!! It's craxy!
Ah well. I guess no gifts for me then.
I gave my boss cookies. I felt good about it.
I gave my assistant cookies, juice boxes of wine (impulse buy), and a gift card. Felt good about that, too.
I get something very small for my boss (usually a $20 bottle of wine or an ornament. This year it's an ornament from Gumps.) but go all out on my employees.
I'm glad I've never been in a position where giving a boss a gift seemed required. It's odd. I mean, make the choice if you want to, but don't apply pressure.
We have the Christmas lunch tomorrow and I don't want to go and everyone's supposed to give $$ or bring food. There's no way I'm making stuff and I missed the $$ deadline. I just haven't worked out how grinchy I'm willing to appear.
Hell, I'll work through it. I just don't want a holiday party.
Ah well. I guess no gifts for me then.
Hush, you. You get plenty of gifts. Besides, no one can ever buy anything for you before you run out and buy it for yourself!
I also think that there's a big difference between giving gifts to a boss in a small business like yours where you are collegial with your employees and in a corporate or school environment. I sure as heck don't have money to buy my bosses gifts, but I will write a little card for them.
