When tokin the ticks one fine pre-Christmas day, my roommates and I got to chattin… Considering this was only the first for some and the second for others, we had no idea what to do about Office Christmas presents. What do you get? If you get a gift card how much is too much, what’s the right amount, and to where? What is appropriate? I mean, it’s pretty obvious that lingerie is out of the question, that would just be weird. But even more weird, once you do decide on an appropriate gift- a bottle of wine, some sort of Christmas decorative piece, a random candle (probably from your own shelf), ganj, oversized pink earmuffs, a dog collar, the larger question is how do you give your gift? What is the best way to avoid the unwanted awkwardness of giving a gift and the equally awkward anticipation of reciprocation… how do you avoid this situation?
Well after having spoken to many well informed office gift givers (mainly my roommates) we came up with a bunch of awkward moment friendly ways to give gifts in the office… feel free to use them for next year’s Holiday Hand Out.
For pretty much any gift:
The Messenger- simple, have someone else do it!
Poltergeist- wait till they’re away from their desk and leave it for them to discover upon their return
Round the Corner- reach around your cube wall and hand it to them
Missile Launch- toss it over the top of your cube and yell “Bombs away!”
If it’s a gift card/certificate:
Paper Plane- self explanatory
The Cosby- on your way to drop his kids at the pool, leave a little something behind (not a turd…)
Mini Canon (sometimes known as Paper Football)- crumple it up or fold it and then flick it over to the person
