Christmas gifts for employees

Ruffy · 12-13-2013, 9:40pm

I only have 2 employees. I was going to give them each a $50 gift card for Christmas. Anything else I should consider? besides more money

Datawiz · 12-13-2013, 9:41pm

Free day off?

Ruffy · 12-13-2013, 9:42pm

One is salary. The other is hourly. The salaried one is on vacation through the holidays. Can't give the other one off without pay since she's hourly. The company wouldn't go for that one. These gifts will be coming out of my pocket

sanchez · 12-13-2013, 9:46pm

I gave my on site staff bottles of wine. The off site team member for a $50 gift card. I have a front row assigned spot right outside my office as I will let them use it when I am out for the holiday too.

99 pewtercoupe · 12-13-2013, 9:54pm

I have 10 customer service reps that report to me. I give them each a $50 gift card to one of the larger grocery store chains around here.

Ruffy · 12-13-2013, 9:56pm

You like your employees more than I do. If I had 10 employees, they'd each get $10

DAB · 12-13-2013, 10:02pm

I'm self employed.

I got new boots and socks for myself.

Torqaholic · 12-13-2013, 10:05pm

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Originally Posted by Ruffy

...Can't give the other one off without pay since she's hourly. The company wouldn't go for that one. These gifts will be coming out of my pocket

So it's not your employee as originally stated? So that makes you nothing more than her co-worker and it sounds like you're in a position to give her time off by doing her job. She might like that more than money? Hard to say, you could ask her which she'd prefer.

Ruffy · 12-13-2013, 10:09pm

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Originally Posted by Torqaholic

So it's not your employee as originally stated? So that makes you nothing more than her co-worker and it sounds like you're in a position to give her time off by doing her job. She might like that more than money? Hard to say, you could ask her which she'd prefer.

If she were salary, I could give her days off without issue. A single mother with 3 kids is not going to enjoy days off without pay. That's why the only way that would be a gift would be if she was off with pay. That is something I can't do.

And I meant with pay

NEED-A-VETTE · 12-13-2013, 10:12pm

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Originally Posted by Torqaholic

So it's not your employee as originally stated? So that makes you nothing more than her co-worker and it sounds like you're in a position to give her time off by doing her job. She might like that more than money? Hard to say, you could ask her which she'd prefer.

I have both hourly and salary employees that report to me. Just different departmental structures. None of them are my coworkers (as in, at the same management level).

Ruffy · 12-13-2013, 10:17pm

I'm already covering her on Christmas Day so she can be off with her kids. That should be gift enough.

Blademaker · 12-13-2013, 11:00pm

I used to give my employees $100 each, my lead man, $250.

And they still acted like a buncha fukkin' ingrates.

DAB · 12-13-2013, 11:03pm

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Originally Posted by Blademaker

I used to give my employees $100 each, my lead man, $250.

And they still acted like a buncha fukkin' ingrates.

I always wrote a thank you letter to the boss if I got a bonus or Christmas gift.

Send it Tim. He'll appreciate it.

ConstantChange · 12-14-2013, 1:12am

Are they really your employees? They sound like co-workers to me. If they are truly co-workers (you don't own the business), I'd just take them out to a nice lunch and pay.

LisaJohn · 12-14-2013, 7:38am

A single mom with kids might like cash.

DropTheTop · 12-14-2013, 5:29pm

Can't go wrong with a nice bottle of hootch.

NeedSpeed · 12-14-2013, 7:30pm

I work under the CIO. I got a coupon for $25 for a turkey.

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