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Christmas Shopping for Your Boss
Christmas shopping for your boss can be a
difficult situation. First of all purchasing a
Christmas gift for your superiors at work is
considered to be somewhat of a faux pas unless
the gift is being purchased by a group of
employees. While giving Christmas gifts to
subordinates is generally an accepted practice,
gifts from individuals to a boss can be viewed
as an attempt to gain advantages such as
promotions or favorable projects or treatments.
As a result care should always be taken when
giving Christmas gifts to a boss. This article
will take a look at situations in which giving a
Christmas gift to your boss is acceptable and
will offer tips for Christmas shopping for your
boss.
While an individual giving a Christmas gift to
the boss is not an accepted practice it is
acceptable for a group of employees to purchase
a joint gift for their boss. As an example, a
boss who oversees the work of a small group of
employees may receive a gift from this small
group collectively and this would be considered
appropriate. In this way the gift is viewed as a
gesture of appreciate from the members of the
group and not an attempt by one of the members
to gain favorable treatment. However, even in
this acceptable situation, Christmas shopping
for your boss could be quite difficult.
The first area of concern when Christmas
shopping for your boss is setting a budget. If
you are shopping for a gift from a large group
of people, it is a good idea to collect the
money first and then use the amount collected to
set the budget for the gift. You may ask for a
small amount of money, typically around $5-$10
from each person and once the money is collected
you can search for items which fall within your
budget. You should not exceed the amount of
money you collected because it is not considered
acceptable to ask for additional money if you
had promised to stay within budget. Most people
have a great deal of shopping to do and being
asked to contribute additional money can be
somewhat of a hardship for them. However, it is
considered acceptable to spend a little less
than the budget as long as you refund the
remaining money equally to everyone who has
contributed. For example if you spend $20 less
than you collected from 20 people, you should
return $1 to each person who contributed. If you
are the person shopping for the Christmas
present you may have to exercise some common
sense and make judgment calls if necessary. For
example if you collect $120 and purchase an item
which costs $121.04, including tax, you may opt
to simply pay the additional amount yourself if
you are able to do so. The additional amount is
quite small and if the gift is appropriate, it
might be worthwhile to incur this small expense
for the sake of purchasing a perfect gift which
is within your budget.
Christmas shopping for a boss can also be rather
difficult because you may not know what to buy
for your boss. If you are not particularly close
to your boss and do not often socialize with him
you may not know a great deal about his
interests. In this case it might be a good idea
to either ask someone who knows him better to do
the Christmas shopping or at least ask them to
provide you with a few gift ideas. Other
employees may know the boss better because they
have worked with him longer or because they
participate in activities such as company
softball games with him. In either case, they
can probably provide you with some insight into
his interests which would help you select a gift
he will appreciate. If you are unable to come up
with a suitable gift idea, a gift certificate to
a local restaurant is always an appropriate, and
appreciated, Christmas gift.
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Christmas Shopping For Your Employees
If you are the boss at your company and you and
your company have had a successful year
financially, you may want to share some of that
success by purchasing Christmas gifts for your
employees. However, Christmas shopping for your
employees is not an easy task. There are a
number of factors which contribute to the
difficulty of the situation. The number of
employees is one such factor. You may have a
large number of employees and they may not share
similar interests making it difficult to decide
on a gift. Additionally, you may be concerned
with the prospect of employees talking about
their gifts and jealousy arising if it is
believed some employees received more expensive
or better gifts than others. This article will
discuss some of these concerns and will offer
tips for dealing with these dilemmas.
Favoritism is a serious issue which all bosses
should carefully consider when Christmas
shopping for their employees. Bosses should
assume the gifts they give to their employees
will be discussed and compared so it is wise to
not purchase any gifts which will be viewed as
favoritism. One way to avoid this problem is to
purchase the same item for each of the
employees. This may seem impersonal but office
politics often takes precedence over sentiment
and in this case it is wise to give each
employee the same item to avoid any potential
problems. The boss may opt to give more
expensive items to hiring ranking employees.
This is an acceptable practice as long as each
employee on the same tier is given the same gift
and employees on higher tiers are given more
expensive gifts than employees on lower tiers.
Bosses also have to consider finances when
Christmas shopping for gifts for their
employees. This is a particularly important
concern especially in cases where the boss has a
large number of employees working for him. In
this case the boss may have to consider giving
only small token gifts due to the large number
of employees. If he is paying for these gifts
out of his own pocket, it is not reasonable to
expect him to purchase extravagant gifts for
many employees. If the boss is receiving a bonus
for his hard work during the year, he may make a
decision to allot a percentage of his bonus to
the purpose of purchasing Christmas gifts for
his employees as a way to show his appreciation
for their hard work and dedication throughout
the year. In some cases, the company may even
allow their high ranking employees to expense
the purchase of Christmas gifts for employees
because it is viewed as a method of keeping
morale high and retaining employees. In this
case the boss should review the company policy
and determine how much it is acceptable to spend
on each employee before doing his Christmas
shopping to ensure he will not be violating any
company policies in making his purchases.
Another difficulty bosses often face when
Christmas shopping for their employees is
selecting a gift which will be appropriate for
all of the employees. This can be a difficult
task because the boss may have a wide range of
employees working for him with varying
interests. As previously discussed, it is
considered a good idea to purchase the same gift
for each employee instead of choosing a distinct
gift for everyone. While this makes shopping
easier in one capacity by ensuring the boss only
has to select one gift, it complicates the
Christmas shopping process by tasking the boss
to select one gift which will be universally
appreciated by all of the employees in the
office. Examples of some gifts which are
generally appreciated by all may include items
with the company logo such as sweatshirts, mugs
or other office items. These gifts are not only
practical but also help to promote a sense of
pride in the company. Gift certificates are also
always appreciated. Gift certificates to local
restaurants or business or online retailers are
gifts which are likely to be appreciated and
valued by all.
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