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Slight-Attempt1444 , Chris Yates / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Not me, but one year the company my brother works for gave each employee a CD of the owner playing Christmas songs on the harmonica.

Final score:

104points

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USAFfan 9 months ago

I would choose death

54points

Seven_bushes , Anna Urlapova / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work A small, nickel-sized, heart-shaped rock sent in the mail. It was supposed to represent their appreciation for the extra work during Covid. All I could think of was Charlie Brown trick or treating, “I got a rock.”

Final score:

102points

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THEVibingShark92 9 months ago

Pro life tip: Start sending your employees random stuff you find in your driveway instead of making them feel appreciated.

35points

Hobo_Knife , Dmitry Mashkin / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

It goes without saying that corporate gifts are a good idea, if done right. It was reported that 42% of businesses claim relationship management is their top reason for why they’re gifting things.

Corporate gifts are considered a pretty effective tool for humanizing the company and thus strengthening coworker relationships.

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work That year the company decided it wasn’t going to provide basic office supplies for the break room. Coffee, tea, eating utensils, napkins, nothing. That year for Christmas we all got a brown paper bags fashioned like lunches. Inside was a metal straw, cloth napkin, a child sized set of plastic cutlery that fit in a travel case, a copy paste printed piece of paper with food puns in relation to our job, and a single fun sized hundred grand candy bar. This Fortune 500 company had over a billion in raw profit that year. Oh, and the cutlery ended up getting recalled due to some terrible forever chemicals in them.

Final score:

93points

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Glen Ellyn 9 months ago

Wow. 🤦🏻‍♀️

21points

eatingaclitkat , Omar Lopez / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work A letter from the CEO telling us how he is going to celebrate Christmas with his family up north to go skiing. That was all.

Final score:

89points

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Abinaash 9 months ago

Wow, boss you tell me how you enjoy your life while I work at a dead-end job... Thanks!

5points

ATHYRIO , cottonbro studio / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Two free tickets to a cinema. The issue was that the closest cinema in that particular chain was about 800 miles away from me.

Final score:

88points

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Glen Ellyn 9 months ago

Apparently they were offering some time off? 🤔🤭

14points

Besides that, corporate gifts are a meaningful way to express appreciation for the hard work employees do. Not only are the employees happy to be appreciated, the company can benefit from it too with increased business growth.

And it’s not just employees—corporate gifts work just as well with business partners and inter-company relationships too.

An email that only upper management would be getting the end of year bonus (sent to entire company by accident instead of just upper management). Then laid off 2 weeks into the new year.

Found out from a friend in the company a little while later that the board of directors held a vote. They keep their car allowances at the expense of a wave of layoffs, or lose their car allowances and 10-15 people get to keep their jobs. Pretty sure it was unanimous.

No matter how many times a company says you’re family, just remember that it’s the type of family that would gladly cut your throat to make sure the fat cats get to eat.

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Final score:

88points

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Naz Fride 9 months ago

And your manager is NOT your friend.

26points

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Jelly of the Month membership instead of my Christmas bonus. I wanted to put a pool in the backyard but nope.

Final score:

82points

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QUINN SANE 9 months ago

That’s the gift that keeps on giving the whole year.

44points

TacticalGoatse , Tomasz Gawłowski / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones. I'm sure they were good and useful to some people, but I'm legally deaf.

Final score:

80points

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Mike D 9 months ago

I'm speechless

15points

ArtificialStrawberry , Tai's Captures / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Other reasons to use corporate gifts include providing an opportunity to stand out as a company, overcome physical distance barriers (especially in light of remote work and the pandemic), and it allows everyone to focus more on the positive. That last one in turn can foster a more effective relationship if trouble arises.

#10

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work I worked at a hospital in the billing department. I got a travel thingy of hand sanitizer. Meanwhile, the IT department who shared our building got North Face puffy jackets. Jokes on them though, it was Christmas 2019 and I had hand sanitizer for COVID. 😭

Final score:

80points

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PandaJon 9 months ago

COVID for the win, Alex

5points

needsexyboots , Aka / Wikipedia (not the actual photo) Report

#11

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work We were told we were receiving our Christmas bonuses soon, and then we were all given a poinsettia. The poinsettia in itself wasn’t so bad, mine is actually still alive years later, but the fact that they had the audacity to call it a bonus was absurd.

Final score:

78points

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USAFfan 9 months ago

Maybe if they phrased it as gift rather than bonus it would have gone over better

23points

FXSB13 , Сергей Орловский / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#12

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work I was gifted a ham for the holidays…..I’m Jewish.

Final score:

73points

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Lee 9 months ago

That's when you donate it to a worthy cause. That in itself is a mitzvah. That's your gift- a good deed.

27points

So, what’s the best strategy at approaching corporate gifts? Assuming a budget is set and the logistics are all figured out, all that’s really left is to pick out a gift, to make it personal, and then to put the plan into motion.

In terms of what to pick, the short answer is it depends. On what? You have to pick out a gift that your employees will actually like.

#13

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Nurses Week 2022 (height of Delta wave COVID). We were given rocks on a keychain. The rock was engraved with the word “Hope”. We might have gotten some chapstick too.

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Final score:

68points

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PandaJon 9 months ago

Yeah. Hope for a better job next year

17points

smeowth , Artem Makarov / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#14

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Not me but a friend - all staff at the hospital received a kitchen scrubby for Christmas. Not even themed. Just random browns, greens, pinks, and yellows... seems like the boss bought dollar store multi-packs and opened them to give everyone one piece.

Final score:

67points

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Michael Largey 9 months ago

An employer you should wash your hands of.

18points

#15

New owners this year. Old owner gave us 10% of our salary as a year end bonus. New guys gave us $100 amazon cards that were drained by the time we got them. Everyone was pissed but didn't wanna say anything so I did. He asked everyone and they claimed to be delighted with their cards. Spineless bastards. Lmao.

dankasaurus710 Report

Final score:

66points

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AlchemisT 9 months ago

I hate spineless people. If he shows his reaction, he will get his due, stupid

19points

HappyListerFiend , Olia Gozha / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

The general rule is to find gifts that would be both personalized and practical. One of the more popular approaches is choice-based gifting, which commonly takes shape in the form of gift cards.

Alternatively, you can compile a curated collection for employees to choose from.

#16

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work An ultra-religious self-help book so we could become less miserable, incompetent and immoral.

Final score:

65points

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Michael Largey 9 months ago

Religion? Ok, put up a big poster saying "The laborer is worthy of his hire. 1 Timothy 5:18"

3points

DecisionThot , Manikandan Annamalai / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#17

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Teacher here.

One year, as our Christmas bonus, we got a defective plastic keychain that read "I love teching!" Spelled exactly like that.

Normally, I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth.. but after the s**t we had been through, with zero support from admin, s**t pay, disrespect, etc. the keychain set us all off. It was adding insult to injury.

Like, not only is our "bonus" a keychain that didn't even work (the hasp had no spring), but the spelling error meant that a) someone didn't even check them when they arrived, and b) someone put them in every teacher mailbox without looking at them.

Admin sent out an email that basically said turn your keychains back in so they could send them back and get corrected ones. So, adding insult to injury.

I appreciated the sentiment, but all of us could've done without that.

Final score:

65points

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PandaJon 9 months ago

Everyone should have just thrown them away and let them know

18points

Klotzster , Nathan Dumlao / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#18

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Company coffee mug with the company name misspelled. It was a large company.

Final score:

64points

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Sandella 9 months ago

That will be why they were gifted to employees then. What else do you do with 500 mugs with a mistake on? Definitely had it happen to me before!

32points

universalrefuse , erica steeves / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

A bonus on top of all this gifting would be to make sure that sustainability is taken into account. So, organic and eco-friendly materials is the way to go. Well, that, and also if you do end up getting something that one person absolutely hates and will likely get rid of it, at least the carbon footprint is minimized. But let’s hope that’s not the case.

#19

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work During the pandemic, my partner’s company sent employees each an envelope through the mail with a sticker in it for some appreciation week I laughed so hard at that. It literally was a sticker that said “happy appreciation week”.

Final score:

62points

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Michael Largey 9 months ago

Well, they truly and sincerely expressed how much they appreciated their employees, didn't they?

9points

ihatetwizzlers , Freddie Collins / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#20

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work I was re-gifted a gift basket given to my boss by a client and he forgot to remove the card that was addressed to him.

Final score:

59points

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Robert T 9 months ago

Never a look a gift basket in the label. ;-)

29points

SecretSocietyJ , Khadeeja Yasser / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#21

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Starbucks gift card that had no money on it and they had no receipt for it.

Final score:

57points

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Mike D 9 months ago

Just when I thought the items on this list couldn't get any worse

13points

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It helps to add a personal note to the recipient. It doesn’t have to be a long message—heck, it doesn’t even have to be from the boss per se. From management or from the company can suffice, as long as it shows appreciation. Explain why you are sending the gift, make it personal, and sign it.

#22

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work A coin commemorating a billion dollars in sales.

Junkpunch44 , Eduardo Soares / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

56points

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PurpleKU77 9 months ago

..... and probably not even real silver

7points

AmberStoneGirl , Jez Timms / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#23

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Expired food.

Final score:

55points

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geezeronthehill 9 months ago

Every year we got Christmas hams. One year there was a spoilage problem with part of the batch that they bought. Boss came out of his cubby and shouted "Everybody smell your hams!" Production ground to a halt as everyone burst out laughing. Boss got redfaced, went back to his cubby.

22points

Cymorg0001 , Kelly Sikkema / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#24

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work A pack of 10 tissues at the onset of COVID.

Final score:

54points

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sbj 9 months ago

Wow! 10 whole tissues

16points

Adventurous_Yak_9234 , Stas Knop / unsplash (nit the actual photo) Report

But if gift cards don’t sound like the best idea, consider compiling a gift box that might include some of the following items:

Hydro Flask, reusable lunch containers, work essentials for remote work, DoorDash coupons, mug warmers, plants like succulents, personalized alcohol, subscriptions to learning or self-development platforms, wireless chargers, books…

#25

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Not me but a coworker at last year's raffle got a Nintendo DS cleaning kit. For a normal Nintendo DS, not even a 3DS. They aren't being made anymore.

Final score:

53points

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Fenchurch 9 months ago

I mean it's a cleaning kit, it's not device specific. This will shock many I am sure but I use glasses cleaner on my phone! Oh won't somebody think of the children! /S

9points

TheEvilHypnotist , J. McKinney / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#26

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work I used to work in a record shop in the UK and usually got a bottle of wine as a Christmas bonus. Then the company was bought by Virgin and our Christmas bonus was a copy of Richard Branson's (Virgin's CEO) autobiography.

Final score:

52points

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Costa 9 months ago

He literally owns a company called Virgin Wines too!

14points

#27

My last job the company broke all sorts of financial records and gave everyone a very expensive glass thing with a decal of the refinery. Not only did it suck but all employees ended having to pay 75 dollars in taxes on it. So the 'job well done' cost 75 bucks.

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Final score:

52points

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Queeqec 9 months ago

Where do you need to pay taxes for a present? (Not talking about properties/houses)

7points

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… wireless speakers, item tags, noise canceling headphones, beauty and health care packages, eye wear or other accessories, DIY boxes, coffee, tea and anything in between.

And then don’t forget to slap that personal note on top of it and you’re golden. And if not, leave a feedback form and improve upon it.

#28

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work 5 dollar Subway gift card. My boss made me come in on an off day to pick up because, “she did not want me missing the company bonus”. I really wonder if our managers need how much was on the cards? We talked about it for months.

Momnurseteach1014 Report

Final score:

51points

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QUINN SANE 9 months ago

It would have been less insulting to get nothing.

22points

#29

A long sleeve denim shirt with the company logo in the front above one of the front pockets..

In Florida. Plus we couldn’t wear denim at work so the only time we’d be able to wear the company shirt is on our own time (not happening) or when we’d have dress down day (again not happening).

When a coworker inquired where we could wear this since we can’t wear it to work they listed places (like a BBQ joint, the movies, etc.) and said we should be grateful since most places don’t give their employees gifts.

It was a call center. Could’ve given a blanket (since it was cold in the center), travel mug, anything except a shirt we can’t wear.

jennabellie Report

Final score:

47points

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Kira Okah 9 months ago

Embroidered or iron on? Seam ripper will get the first, heat/alcohol/adhesive removers will get the second.

25points

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#30

At a company Christmas party they would raffle off prizes; one prize for each person. They guy in front of me won a Budweiser mini fridge with LED lights. The guy after me won a LG flat-screen TV. My prize? A Pepsi baseball hat with broken snaps.

startinearly Report

Final score:

45points

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Panda On My Balcony 9 months ago

I got a nylon T-shirt too small for me with a local rugby team logo on in our Christmas draw. My teammate landed a beautiful $200 piece of chinaware I'd been eyeing up in the shops for months. I'm still mildly envious, especially as he didn't appreciate the item he got.

15points

jayjayol , Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

So, ever got something from your job that made you silently say “what the flip?” Share your experiences and thoughts on anything you’ve read here today in the comment section below!

And if you want more insultingly stupid gifts and perks that companies thought of giving, then look no further than this article.

#31

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work An email from the boss saying he is donating "on behalf of the company" to a charity he is a chairman of.

Final score:

45points

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USAFfan 9 months ago

Does that charity happen to be named "The Human Fund?"

28points

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#32

A compulsory invitation to the holiday party.

Technically, I wasn't required to attend but it was a career-killer if you didn't. I had to spend money on a dress just for the party since I didn't have anything that was suitable, so not only did it cost *me* money, but I had to spend a precious evening pretending I liked my coworkers.

Final score:

44points

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Jenna Kay 9 months ago

I had to attend several of these for my husband’s former employer. You were expected to be there, with your spouse. I knew almost no one, had to chit chat with execs that were out of touch with reality, politely decline boozy advances from those who went to the cash bar, and eat sad cold food, because the upper level people were always served first 😫. My poor hubby would be so embarrassed and end up taking me out somewhere nice when we managed to slip away!

15points

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#33

A pink slip. And I don't mean lingerie.

TableAssault:

A pink slip (in the US anyway) can be a notice of termination of employment or the title to a vehicle. I’m guessing OP didn’t get a new car as a gift, so… got fired.

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Final score:

43points

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Ubiquitous 9 months ago

Does being fired mean the same as being made redundant in the US?

2points

floydie1962 , Kindel Media / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#34

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work A cheap plastic key ring with the company logo on it after working 16-hour days for months to win a massive contract. No overtime paid either.

Final score:

43points

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Susan Bosse 9 months ago

Idk what country you're in but, if it's the US, I hope you reported them to the Labor Board. That's highly illegal.

5points

#35

The first company I worked for out of college gave everyone a “free turkey” around the holidays. It wasn’t really a free turkey, it was a $25 gift certificate to a grocery store that was inconvenient for 75% of the people working there. And $25 didn’t cover a turkey, of course. Turns out, the company owners had a stake in the store.

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Final score:

42points

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Lee 9 months ago

How much do turkeys generally cost in the States?

7points

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#36

A bottle of our restaurant’s “signature” steak sauce that no one really liked and that we all had free access to all day, every day at work. This was instead of the standard $100 cash bonus we normally got yearly.

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Final score:

41points

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Michael Largey 9 months ago

I'm surprised that the boss didn't find his car's fuel tank full of steak sauce by the next day.

24points

#37

Worked for FritoLay. Went to the corporate headquarters and in my hotel room was a bag of FritoLay snack, all expired.

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Final score:

38points

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Lyoness 9 months ago

So refreshing to see a company named. I'm going back to name mine in my comment.

15points

#38

Welcome back in office postcard after the pandemic work from home period. We’ve got it minutes after receiving termination letters.

Like I was fully expecting it but still it was in a poor taste.

jivow Report

Final score:

38points

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Mike D 9 months ago

Not poor taste, clueless and cruel.

16points

juantodd , Floriane Vita / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

#39

40 Of The Most Disappointing And Outright Cruel Gifts People Received At Work Nothing. And I work for a giant company. Not surprised though.

Final score:

38points

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Catlady6000 9 months ago

An improvement on many of these

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#40

The MD of the company bought himself a boat ‘for the company’. We didn’t get a bonus that year.

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Final score:

36points

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Sunny Day 9 months ago

If it's "for the company", ask when you & the IT guys can borrow it for a fishing weekend.

25points

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What do you think ?

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Caroline Nagel 9 months ago

I'm so happy I live in a European country where it is normal that as good as every employee receives a thirteenth month pay at the end of the year. Thanks to our unions. I'm sure all these happened in the USA. The 'you are not better than slaves'-vibe is strong in these stories.

8points

Maria Hornberger 9 months ago

That's because all the stupid asses in the US voted out unions.

0points

Lydsylou (she/her) 9 months ago

I got nothing but tbf at the restaurant where I work I do get free snacks, unlimited free drinks, free breakfast and lunch and a discount on food when I'm not working so that's basically my gift

5points

Bobert Robertson 9 months ago

Wasn't really a "gift" but my former boss handed me a rope and suggested I use it to hang myself because the team i oversaw had poor performance one weekend.

4points

Guess Undheit 9 months ago

I live in an Asian country. Every year, there's a big company dinner, and three years ago it got moved to a place with a fixed menu, they choose for you. They KNOW I have lethal food allergies, and they choose food I can't eat. Then they ask "why don't you go?!?!?!"

3points

RU Sirius 9 months ago

You guys are getting company gifts?

3points

kansasmagic 9 months ago

I got paid and bought my own gifts.

0points

Freya the Wanderer 9 months ago

I wouldn't be at all surprised if a lot of people noped away from a lot of these companies and their stupid, greedy bosses. A bonus should be a bonus, something useful and appreciated! It doesn't have to be expensive, just utile and of good quality. Finally, nothing beats cold, hard cash.

1point

Cjay 9 months ago

Well… they’re trying…

1point

Gavin Johnson 9 months ago

One place gave me a slab of beer. I don’t drink alcohol and live alone. Another gave me a company shirt, just like the other five they gave me to wear at work. My favourite bad one was a voucher to spend at one of the other hotels in our chain, it wasn’t enough to cover one night for one person.

1point

CG 9 months ago

Nowadays at my current job, we either get a Christmas bonus, a bottle of wine, or we go out to dinner with the company president, who is an awesome guy. At my old job, I got a $50 gift card for a restaurant chain that I told my boss that I didn't like. And it was only valid at one location that was an hour away from where I lived at the time.

1point

Eric Johansen 9 months ago

Retired after 23 years as Pres/CEO. Had relocated but remained on staff to assist in transition. My entire family was visiting when a box arrived. Opened it to find a cheesy plaque with the wrong name engraved. Um...thanks?

0points

Rhonda West 9 months ago

I worked at a Staples call centre, and for my two year anniversary there, I was rewarded a cheap plastic clock that broke when I tried to put in the batteries. I recognized that it came from a company that supplied us with those "gifts with purchase" items that we gave away. I looked up the price; they were $2 each with a minimum purchase of 500. One of my coworkers quipped "it's symbolic; they're telling us our time is worth nothing."

0points

Noodlepillow07 9 months ago

I got given a toy cow once. We were farming. The first year was a bottle if wine which I liked. The 2nd year, on account of having had a baby, we got a toy cow. A toy cow for year of working at all hours, on all weather conditions and low pay. We left after that.

0points

Laura June 9 months ago

About of kleenex that sad' your work blows us away'

0points

Clint Dougherty 9 months ago

My wife was a university professor, and was generally the last one to leave on any given day. On the last day before Christmas, she was the only professor left in the building when the president made the rounds, ostensibly to give everyone their Christmas gift from the university: a pencil. Not a nice mechanical one, a plain, wood pencil. The president was carrying a huge bowl of them, and said, "Just one!"... to the only person in the building.

0points

Aiden Brough 9 months ago

My old boss died and then quickly my colleague (I found him dead) I helped to get the company I had worked for for almost 30 years sold on behalf of his widow and his son. And despite them both getting a substantial payout, all I received was what I could see with my eyes closed and a subsequent 3 months off with pretty dreadful depression... And they've never been in contact with me since. I learnt the hard way it's better to spend 5 minutes on your feet than a life time on your knees (as many who have encountered since that episode have found out).

0points

BdW 9 months ago

Why did they/you not take this chance to name and shame the companies? They deserve it, this whole page is behavior out of disrespect. Terrible.

0points

Zoe's Mom 9 months ago (edited)

Wells Fargo and company does NOTHING for their employees during the holidays. NOTHING!

0points

Deson 9 months ago

I work for a hospital. I received a pair of slightly expired home COVID test kits.

0points

Two_rolling_black_eyes 9 months ago

Four years in a row I got a "Christmas" card with nothing on the front. Inside was a notification that a donation had been made in the name of [employee name] to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Although corporate was in Cincinnati, I worked and lived in Colorado. Second, both my first and last name were misspelled every year. I couldn't even claim the $5 donation for my taxes since the name was wrong.

0points

TheBlueBitterfly 9 months ago

I work at a tiny, non-corporate convenience store. Every year the owner gifts us cash ($200) and a large bottle of alcohol. Last year it was Crown Royal, this year Parrot Bay pineapple. I don't drink. 👍

0points

Natalia 9 months ago

I sincerely hope you're not complaining. You get $200 and something you can gift to someone else.

2points

Israel Martinez 9 months ago

One time, the whole staff got a book of poems … still have (“What the Living do”) … not bad, but the better gift was a leather-bound passport holder from a London company … still have it and the only complaint is that you have to take it out for scanning … sadly, only has one stamp …

0points

kansasmagic 9 months ago

These people just don't get it. S****y Christmas bonuses are just incentive to GRIND HARDER.

-1point

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Caroline Nagel 9 months ago

8points

Maria Hornberger 9 months ago

That's because all the stupid asses in the US voted out unions.

0points

Lydsylou (she/her) 9 months ago

I got nothing but tbf at the restaurant where I work I do get free snacks, unlimited free drinks, free breakfast and lunch and a discount on food when I'm not working so that's basically my gift

5points

Bobert Robertson 9 months ago

Wasn't really a "gift" but my former boss handed me a rope and suggested I use it to hang myself because the team i oversaw had poor performance one weekend.

4points

Guess Undheit 9 months ago

3points

RU Sirius 9 months ago

You guys are getting company gifts?

3points

kansasmagic 9 months ago

I got paid and bought my own gifts.

0points

Freya the Wanderer 9 months ago

1point

Cjay 9 months ago

Well… they’re trying…

1point

Gavin Johnson 9 months ago

1point

CG 9 months ago

1point

Eric Johansen 9 months ago

0points

Rhonda West 9 months ago

0points

Noodlepillow07 9 months ago

0points

Laura June 9 months ago

About of kleenex that sad' your work blows us away'

0points

Clint Dougherty 9 months ago

0points

Aiden Brough 9 months ago

0points

BdW 9 months ago

Why did they/you not take this chance to name and shame the companies? They deserve it, this whole page is behavior out of disrespect. Terrible.

0points

Zoe's Mom 9 months ago (edited)

Wells Fargo and company does NOTHING for their employees during the holidays. NOTHING!

0points

Deson 9 months ago

I work for a hospital. I received a pair of slightly expired home COVID test kits.

0points

Two_rolling_black_eyes 9 months ago

0points

TheBlueBitterfly 9 months ago

0points

Natalia 9 months ago

I sincerely hope you're not complaining. You get $200 and something you can gift to someone else.

2points