Can I refuse a work leaving gift?

Take the gift even if it sticks in your throat. You've taken back the control of this awful situation by leaving (well done!), so don't fuck it up now! Onwards!

This would be a spectacularly bad idea...

It'll make you look petty to your new team, and you'll be burning bridges with colleagues who you may well have to work with in future.

Accept it graciously and move on. The fact that you're even considering this course of action makes me wonder about your judgement tbh.

Absolutely this; that would be career suicide!

OP, here's what you need to do:

1. You're out of the toxic team. Thank your lucky stars and enjoy your new job.

1. If you're still feeling very hurt by what's gone on, seek counselling to deal with this. Your feelings are valid and real, but work is not the place to air them now. Don't seek 'justice' for the wrongs uncles something unlawful has happened, just let it go.

1. Prepare your gameplan for if/when the card/gift shows up. Basically not and smile. Look the giver in the eye with sincerity and say, "Thank you so much, that's really kind of you. I'm pleased to have this new opportunity and I really do wish you and [name of old team] well". Then decide what to do with the gift later.

1. Reflect on the fact that surviving a toxic environment, and dealing with 'political' manoeuvring like potentially insincere gift-giving, are all part of the big 'game' of work, and part of having to deal with writing life. Be grateful you've survived and moved on from the last awful episode. Watch out for it happening again, and avoid.

I work in a massive Corporate company

This is the point, there are pros and cons. You are just a unit of production not a person. You have enjoyed your job, you have been promoted and got a nice new job, don't stress over this crap, and FFS don't be a drama queen about it.

You're not being unreasonable to be hurt and resentful about how they handled you leaving.

But refusing a card or leaving gift to try to make some sort of point is only going to reflect poorly on you among both your new and old co-workers. Look out for yourself instead of attempting to make them look or feel bad. Please don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

You have been given good advice, I guess it's up to you what you do. To be honest reading your reply to sound angry and bitter, but remember if you do it you could be playing into the old managers hand.

Good luck with whatever you decide, but if you decide to refuse the gift you will need it more.

Is this a real post?! No one is this daft. Refusing a gift is ridiculous posturing - how old are you!!

I got nothing from my last team but I wasn’t expecting it. My line manager was angry with me because I called him out for illegal activity and he didn’t like the fact I’d got a promotion to an extremely prestigious project. His problem, not mine 😂

I’m just enjoying my new role and don’t think about it really.

OP, how so?

Everyone is giving you the same, good advice for your own benefit and future profile at the company.

You don't appear to want to listen to anyone, which begs the question of why you asked if you didn't want responses?

Firstly, you may have pissed everyone in your old dept off enough that they haven't got you anything.

Secondly, you'll ruin future relationships in your new dept if you do this ridiculous posturing.

HTH.

Kindly, OP, don't be daft.

Congratulations on your promotion. If the gift materialises, say thanks and move on.

If you do this, the only person it will reflect badly on is you.

Don't do it.

Is there a gift? Its not clear
If you are moving internally there may not be one.
In any case what are you hoping to achieve by "rejecting" it, all a bit dramatic

The people who have donated to your gift are not the ones wjo have pissed you off as far as I understand. Why would you offend them?
Your manager is a tosspot.. refusing this gift wouldnt change that.
Retain your dignity.. you might need it later.

Absolutely don’t do this. You’ll look like a grade a drama queen. I’ve worked in toxic work places. An expensive necklace was sold and turned into a beautiful blown glass vase. Try and contact the company it’s from if it’s anything nice and explain it’s an unwanted gift and if you can swap, or sell on vinted or regift. If you try and give it back you will look unhinged. (Even if you are totally in the right)

It's never to your advantage to burn bridges unnecessarily. It's always better to appear gracious and confident, even if you don't feel it. Just accept the gift and chuck it away later if you don't want it.

It's an internal job move - the places I've been, you only tend to get something if you leave the company. However, I've not worked in every company, so other places might differ. But in big corporates, it's usual for people to move internally- it's how you build your career.

It’s mind boggling, isn’t it.

Don't do it, you will only make it look like you are unstable and lack judgement.

Is it possible to take the senior manager aside and reject? (not to make a show in front of the office/ anyone but as a genuine point of rejection)

It’s possible but you will look like an ungrateful and bitter person.

Are you seriously not taking in the near unanimous advice to just accept the gift graciously?

Don't do it - they'll see you as petty regardless of your intent. Smile, accept it and part ways graciously

You may think you are good at your job but you seem tone deaf...