At work, a person spends a third of his time, and office friends for him become no longer strangers. The team overcomes not only labor, routine concerns, but also celebrates holidays together. Therefore, the theme of "gifts to colleagues" is always relevant. Undoubtedly, no one chooses employees, there are those who say no to greet, but in most cases it is customary in teams to congratulate each other on their birthday, men's, women's, and New Years. And every time you have to think, than to please a colleague.
Who will be left with a gift?
"Give something or not?" - a question may arise from a person who has recently come to work in a new team. It all depends on the traditions of the company. Without hesitation, you can find out from an internship colleague what gifts, congratulations to colleagues in the office are provided.
At the same time, the newcomer is not obliged to present all the employees for the New Year or another holiday in order to give the impression of a “shirt guy”. If it is not customary in the team to congratulate anyone with flowers and presents, then you can offer such a tradition or agree with the established procedures.
There are people in the team who would like to please on a happy day for them, presenting them with a souvenir in person. This is acceptable, but not for the boss. Such an act is regarded by office comrades as a way to please the boss for his own selfish purposes. Therefore, it is advisable to give a gift to the boss from the whole team.
Relevant Present
As a rule, corporate ethics congratulations to employees are non-individual. That is, on the birthday or on the celebrated March 8, February 23 gifts are presented to colleagues, and not individually. Of course, if friendly relations ensued at work, then in addition to the general presentation, you can respect a person with a gift “from yourself”. This is optional.
In any case, the souvenir should correspond to the official situation, in other words, be appropriate for both parties. It is difficult to guess the tastes and preferences of people with whom communication takes place within a certain framework. Much easier things are with the choice of presentation to a loved one. But you can’t get away from this, so you should never give the employee charms, religious items, jokes, perfumes, clothes (except for a tie), cosmetics and jewelry.
Ideas for Defender of the Fatherland Day
Gifts for February 23 to colleagues are limited by the price range. Especially when the male office diaspora prevails in the team. A universal greeting from women will be a gala dinner or a huge cake decorated on a military theme.
If you plan to present souvenirs individually to each man, then you should purchase equivalent ones. It would be nice to emphasize the individuality of a person and not order in bulk the same trinkets. So, gifts for February 23 to colleagues:
- Cartoons. A good-humored caricature is a way to distinguish every man in an office partnership.
- Traveling bags will be an excellent present for employees who, on duty, often have to travel on business trips.
- Passport covers, drives, elite alcohol, tea and coffee sets - albeit banal presentations, but always relevant. You can select them from a series of battered gifts by presentation. For example, an addition to them will be the execution of an unofficial diploma confirming the extraordinary personality, authority and dignity, which can also be listed in a solemn document.
How to surprise women on March 8?
If a gift to a male colleague can do without an accompaniment of a bouquet of flowers, then for a woman this part of the gift is simply obligatory. An interestingly designed floral arrangement with the addition of fruits and sweets in general can replace a number of unnecessary presentations and become a full-fledged gift for an employee. This will require a tray, flowers, a floral sponge, wrapping paper or netting, any fruit, sweets and, of course, Mrs. Fantasia. Well, if the gastronomic components of the composition are selected according to the taste of the recipient.
An original gift is collected for a colleague as follows:
- A moist floristic sponge is placed in the center of the tray, into which short stems of plants are pierced.
- Fruits and sweets are placed along the edge of the plateau.
- The paper or net is spread out, the assembled floral-fruit tray is placed in the center and the edges of the packaging material are connected at the top of the whole composition using a festive ribbon.
An easier way to create such a masterpiece is a floral-product composition in a basket. By the way, at the discretion of the donor, you can supplement it with other interesting elements, for example, add a bottle of wine, champagne or coffee with tea.
Tangerine mood
Gifts to colleagues on the eve of this magical holiday will help strengthen relationships with employees and create a New Year's mood. But how to choose a present so that it would be inexpensive and memorable by the character of a colleague? Everyone decorates their apartment for the New Year holidays, so the new decorative little thing will not hurt anyone. And to distinguish it from the rest, you can, for example, write wishes on the Christmas balls with a marker.
Edible sets, such as fir-tree gingerbread cookies or cinnamon cookies, stacked in festively decorated boxes, will perfectly create the atmosphere of an approaching holiday.
A gift to a colleague a man or woman for the New Year: garlands in the office, buffet, gastronomic sets (tangerines, caviar, sparkling wine), Christmas-tree decorations.
Budget options
It is possible to express appreciation and show attention to your office friends by giving small presentations. Inexpensive gifts to colleagues - this is not a reason for embarrassment. After all, who, if not they, knows the financial potential of the enterprise.
The cheapest congratulations are wishes. In order to leave them in the memory of a friend, it is enough to contact the photo center or printing office. You can print a collective photo or a thematic picture on A-4 format and print warm words to the employee on top of the image or list his best qualities.
If you don’t have time to run around looking for photo salons, then a chameleon mug, a salt hot-water bottle, an expander, a frame, a note holder, felt toys, lanterns, jewelry stands or keys will not be such an original but necessary gift.
Creative gift for work colleague
In case of congratulation of a group of people, wishes attached to a candy will serve as a creative idea. Sweets with parting words should be bagged (thematic attribute of the New Year) and invited colleagues to choose a blind candy, which will be accompanied by congratulatory speeches.
For a man or woman, depending on the interests of the hero of the occasion, an original gift will be a certificate for a beauty salon, massage parlor, horseback riding, fishing or tickets to the theater, cinema, and exhibition.
In the era of electronic technology, modern people can be presented with paid access to the electronic business planner application, which replaces the paper version of the diary.
Balloons will help to create a birthday party mood. They need to decorate the workplace of a colleague. And if everything is in order with fantasy, then a wall newspaper created by office comrades will serve as an addition to such a meeting.
Official Gift Etiquette
The type of gift is important, that is, if a pen is presented, then it must be packaged. A festive wrapper intended for official presentation should not be motley and clumsy.
Gifts should be presented to colleagues with a smile and wishes. It is impossible to emphasize the high cost of the presentation and the difficulties in its choice.
“Good dinner spoon” - this truth also applies to congratulations. The employee must present a gift on the eve of the celebration. But if due to circumstances it is not possible to present the surprise on time, it is better to congratulate a colleague on the phone on the holiday itself and say that a gift from office friends is waiting for him on the next working day.