If you have an assistant/secretary at work

[stasia12]

Do you get a gift from them for christmas, your birthday, and boss day? If you have, what has been a gift you have liked?

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No.

My assistant does not buy me gifts, and I like it that way.

[Deleted]

Never. And I'm glad she doesn't.

[Deleted]

She does arrange for celebrations of work anniversaries and boss day, but those are collaborative efforts for which she does not pay exclusively.

[KaraOrNot]

She gives me a card for my birthday, but that is because we have become friends, not because she is my assitant. I don't get any other gifts from her.

[LoveTrains]

I have an assistant but we are also part of a team of 11 people. Everyone on the team buys everyone else birthday cards and we do a yankee swap at the holidays, so that is that.

[hbomdiggity]

I have a new assistant this year and she gave me a gift. I haven't opened it yet but hopefully it's not more than the $50 I gave her.

[cowboyjoe]

Our assistant arranges to have food delivered for these types of events and it is paid for out of our department's budget.

Other than that, no.

[thedutchgirl]

I wish my assistant wouldn't give me anything. I live by the "don't gift up" rule.

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Dec 20, 2012 21:07:38 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Boss's day is the dumbest thing ever

Agree. It is every day.

[thedutchgirl]

Dec 20, 2012 21:09:06 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Dec 20, 2012 21:07:38 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

Boss's day is the dumbest thing ever

Agree. It is every day.

I was just about to post the same thing.

[atouchofklasse]

Dec 20, 2012 21:05:31 GMT -5 thedutchgirl said:

I wish my assistant wouldn't give me anything. I live by the "don't gift up" rule.

agree

[mfluder]

Dec 20, 2012 19:44:23 GMT -5 stasia12 said:

Do you get a gift from them for christmas, your birthday, and boss day? If you have, what has been a gift you have liked?

weird exception: mine does and I hate. Hate it more because she gets me gift cards- more awkward. But it's apparently custom with her and partner. I tried asking for work things - mechanical pencils stopped be carried by my firm for instance. Nope. Still gift card.

[Deleted]

My husband gets golf stuff, books, fruit basket, bottle of whiskey, sports gifts, cookies... It is a small office and his office staff does not need to kiss up. They know how valuable they are and are treated as such. I think acknowledging a good boss is a nice gesture.

[RandZB]

I am a legal assistant for two attorneys who I have worked with for years, and I always get them a little something for their birthdays and a Christmas gift. I assure you I am no ass kisser. Maybe it's a Southern thing, but it's fun to give a gift that they will like and use. I got my associate a new rolling cart so he could stop borrowing a rickety old one from another attorney, and my partner is getting a set of whiskey stones and a nice bottle of bourbon. I guess I just like to give gifts, and they always give me very nice gifts so I like to reciprocate.

[starlily]

My clerk gave me a package of chocolates for Christmas. I didn't expect it, but it was nice of her.