| Do's and Don'ts of Purchasing
Employee Gifts Don't
play favorites During the holiday season all your employees should be considered
equals and the value of their gifts should all be within a couple of dollars of one
another.
Don't give gifts that are used
only at work Purchase a gift that can be used anywhere, this way your
employee doesn't have to feel like they need to keep it on display in their office.
Don't call a holiday party a
"gift"
Don't be careless when giving
food gifts If you're giving food gifts, take into consideration ethnic diet
restrictions, or health of the individual. One exception is giving sweets to dieters,
holidays are designed for going off diets.
DO be
consistent in
gift giving All gifts should be similar. If one has personalization,
they all should be personalized.
DO remember everyone
including the cleaning staff, mail persons, contractors and part-timers.
DO make sure
managers work together If there are multiple bosses in an office, try
getting them together to give just one gift per employee, this way no one will try to out
do another.
DO be discreet if
you choose not to give to everyone If you decide to only give gifts
to some employees who are your friends, do so out of the office and make sure it is not an
item that must be used at the office.
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