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Article #245: Choosing a Gift for a Coworker

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Giving an appropriate gift in a may not get a very enthusiastic response.
professional setting can be difficult. A little career humor, such as Dave
You may know your coworkers well, but Barry's "Claw Your Way to the Top: How to
often not well enough to make shopping Become the Head of a Major Corporation in
for an appropriate gift easy. Roughly a Week" may be much more fun for
Quite a bit depends on whether you are them. Other books may also be worth
shopping for a man or a woman. There will considering.
be different preferences for each. A Some offices have a little fun. Fun
woman, for example, will likely enjoy a gadgets for cubicle warfare or for the
spa gift certificate, while a man geeky side of people may also be a good
probably won't be all that enthusiastic idea. Just keep it to a level appropriate
about the idea. to your office.
The other big factor is your budget. Are Gift baskets are another great idea. You
you shopping for something just from you, can buy ready made ones or customize one
or from other coworkers as well? without an excess of effort. Fine
Obviously a group gift will generally chocolates for the chocolate lover,
have a better budget and you will want to gourmet coffee for the office coffee
choose something that everyone will be fiend, and so forth. If you know they
happy about giving. love something you can probably make a
Gift certificates are something of a gift basket themed around it.
perennial favorite. Think about dinner Engraved gifts are also quite popular. It
for two at a good restaurant. You never can be a lovely way to commemorate an
want to do it for one, since most of your achievement.
coworkers will have somebody they can Perhaps the most important thing is to
invite to come along. not get too personal in the gift
Houseplants are a classic idea. If you selection. This is a coworker, not a
want to go a bit different, take a look close personal friend. You probably
at bonsai rather than the typical shouldn't humiliate them or embarrass
houseplant. Bonsai trees can come in them. You don't want to give something
beautiful pots and have a great style to and find out that they have a dozen at
them. home already. Keeping things on a
Books can be a good choice. You can go relatively professional level will help
with something on professional to keep you from that kind of mistake.
development for their career, but that






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