| Twenty five years ago, women and job | | | | Purchasing the right retirement gift is a must, |
| retirement might not have been something that | | | | especially as retirement can be a very happy |
| was all that common, however, in the last years, | | | | occasion or one that is fraught with bittersweet |
| with more and more women working, obviously | | | | moments, especially for those employees who |
| more and more eventually retire. This poses a | | | | have been at the same job for many years. In |
| challenge to friends and family of retiring women | | | | these cases, the employee will often feel as |
| as well as many employers who wish to purchase | | | | though they are leaving their family and this can |
| thoughtful, personal retirement gifts as a token of | | | | get very emotionally difficult. Therefore...some |
| their gratitude for the work done over the years. | | | | think that an ongoing, monthly continuity gifts like |
| While some women might still enjoy receiving the | | | | some mentioned above (i.e. chocolate of the |
| more standard and contemporary types of | | | | month club, monthly spa certificates, etc) make |
| retirement gifts, many people as well as | | | | the best gifts because it implies a continued and |
| employers are opting for different types of gifts, | | | | ongoing relationship which is associated with the |
| geared more towards the person's personal | | | | job that the retiree has just left. |
| tastes and habits. | | | | However, the retirement party and the gift itself |
| Of course, this works well if you are very familiar | | | | can be something that the employee can |
| with the person who is retiring, however, | | | | remember for a long time, especially if this is |
| especially with employers not all know their | | | | directly tied in with their personal preferences and |
| employees to this degree. Nonetheless, there are | | | | passions. A personalized gift will make them feel |
| some wonderful gift ideas that will be appreciated | | | | special, as though the company or friends and |
| by any woman on the occasion of their | | | | family have gone out of their way to make sure |
| retirement. Some of these include: | | | | that the gift they were given was "the" perfect |
| * Monthly massages; | | | | one for them. |
| * Membership to a monthly dinner club; | | | | Why not make sure that your message of |
| * Gift certificate to a bookstore; | | | | appreciation and gratitude is passed along exactly |
| * Gift certificate to a health spa; | | | | in the way that you would like it to be? |
| * Mini -getaway; | | | | With so many boomers retiring (many of them |
| * Donation in their name to a charity; | | | | women) soon, it's nice to know that buying "that |
| * Silver or gold picture frame with a professional | | | | perfect" retirement gift for that someone special |
| portrait; | | | | is only a few clicks away on your computer |
| * Cheese, chocolate or coffee of the month club; | | | | keyboard. |