Office Christmas Gift Exchanges

[along-for-the-ride]

Originally Posted by Patsy Warnick

Oh, smile - pretend - your along-for-the-ride anyway..

It seems you just have go thru a numbing visit - go thru the motions
I hate that.

Patsy

I only go because my husband's mama is there. I do care about her...but the rest...not so much. And yes, I do know how to "go thru the motions".

[minks]

Originally Posted by RedGlitter

Ok, I will be blunt here. I hate these things like the Plague. I've never worked anywhere where I really liked all my co-workers for starters. Also, I don't like having the ho-ho "spirit of giving" forced on me by and for people I don't care for. I also hate the fact that it means I have to spend more money for a gift I don't feel like giving to start with and money's always at a premium for me at Cmas anyway. I'd rather spend it on my friends and family.

SO....how do you feel about office gift exchanges??

glad I do no have to do that, and would suggest maybe a $15 gift card to macdonalds for your fun loving mystery receiver

I think they are cheezy. The gift giving game thing that is.

[moonpie]

I work in an extremely small office. There are three other females there and one is my boss. The other two work for another lawyer. There is a gal there who is a JW (and of course) she does not celebrate. So I only buy my boss and the other two girls something. I spent about $25 on each of them, plus a mag subscription for my boss which I renew every year. I don't mind this so much, but it does feel obligatory to me.

[chonsigirl]

The gift exchange for us at school is $5, I better go down to the dollar store to go shopping this weekend......