Revenge secret Santa for the office b£#@!

[Surewhyknot]

I'm looking for the worst, most subtle insulting secret Santa gift for the office stirrer.. limit is £10 and we're opening them in person.

I'm torn between a pair of secondhand socks or a homemade loo roll cozy al la your grandma!

What are the worst you've had? Can I cast insult without being too overt??

Please don’t do this I had awful presents from the bitch who brought me no not office work related but I know how hurtful awful presents are a dreadful old fashioned dressing gown when you are 20. Boxes of chocolates (supposedly from cousins she brought three for a pound as it was then) from her who calls you fat etc.

That’s a very touching story.
be this person, OP.

There are so many nasty people on this thread.

This is the right way to go! Brought tears to my eyes.

@MyPurpleHeart that’s awful! So sorry he was so bloody rude 💐

TBF OPs suggestions in the OP where bizaare and will only make her look like a cheap tasteless person... I mean who gives used socks, how does that even factor in as an idea?

That not subtle but not nessacerily a personal attack on the recipient either its just psycho of OP.

I'm not the biggest fan. TBF I got set of B&H one year for SS. It was safe and impersonal, but I was new in the team. Fine by me, as I don't like surprises. Better than adult nappy or some other sort of "joke".

Wow so dramatic to bin money….I would prefer to have the money in the card then some crap presents…..I would no bother to entertain such boss who takes everything so serious 🧐

There must be a guidebook somewhere (or another thread somewhere on the net just like this). I received exactly this as one of the many passive aggressive Christmas gifts my husband's sister bestowed on me over the years.

Some of the inventive ways she devised to make her disapproval known must have cost her considerable time and effort. I must have really got up her hooter at some time, poor thing.

This^^
You sounds very unpleasant and snide OP.

I think that's a pretty cruel thing to do. If you don't want to put any effort in then just get a toiletry gift set or chocolates but don't go out of your way to embarrass someone.

@Surewhyknot

If your other thread actually shows a picture of your house I would get it deleted in case this thread goes onto the Daily Fail....

Another one here saying to get a nice gift. It is very upsetting to see how many people have been left hurt by “funny” or thoughtless secret Santa gifts. People can behave badly when they are unhappy and while this is no excuse, don’t drag yourself down to their level. Let’s not forget that Christmas can be a difficult, sometimes unbearable, time for many people. A hurtful present could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
They are probably already aware people don’t like them. A kind, thoughtful present may leave an unhappy person feeling a little less hated and may make them reconsider the way they treat people. Of course, it may not- they may still be horrible, but you haven’t lost anything. Take the high road!

Wow, you’re no better than your colleague. Low blow and could be very hurtful. What has she done to you that you would so nastily go out of your way to put effort into making it a public humiliation gift and be so mean-spirited. Truly nasty, you have no self-awareness.

auntiemaggie I really like Bayliss and Harding. I’d be delighted with a bath set.

Rise above it op.
You obviously put your name in the hat knowing that you could end up buying for anyone else in the team.
Don’t waste any more time on this. Next time you’re in a shop pick up something bland and unassuming. There are plenty of this type of things in the shops by now.

Next year don’t be a part of it.

Semi retired and out of the office and couldn't agree more.

Christmas IS a sad and painful time: it amplifies loss and is the time I miss my mum, who died far too young, the most. It was also a huge struggle when DH and I desperately wanted a family: we tried for years and I had multiple miscarriages, one which occurred right on top of Christmas (I still visited the in-laws that year against my better judgement and SiL chose to blank me).

Christmas was the only time I ever really saw her, as I otherwise took good care to distance myself. She gleefully took December as her one annual opportunity to twist the knife - at one stage it was happening every single year. It was infuriating to hand my in-laws that amount of power, but I dreaded Christmas for weeks beforehand. It was always subtle, passive-aggressive swipes - didn't even have the courage to confront me openly. I've been NC for years now, and the only member of the family DH still sees is his mother.

Some people thrive on trying to make others miserable. My life is still happy, and Christmases are so much better without this continual crap.

Some of the stories on this thread are heartbreaking. Sorry to all who have been on the receiving end

That was a lovely thing to do - and I bet it made you feel good too, so fuzzy feelings all round.

This is the way to go OP.

I agree. I've seen this happen twice now and it's cruel beyond belief. If you have a problem with someone be a grown up and deal with it in an honest straight forward way and not this bullying crap.

Oh dear - re the poster who said NHS staff treat difficult patients specially kindly - Ive always found NHS staff to be absolutely lovely. Does that mean I’m a horrible person?!!

However awful they are why plummet to their level or beyond? How sad.

This
www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Little_Book_of_Management_Bollocks/d_P7-B9IqPkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PP1&printsec=frontcover

Agree. Don't be unkind.

For the Mail Online office @Surewhyknot ?

If this tale is genuine, and you think it’s a good idea to deliberately humiliate a colleague in public as an act of revenge, then you probably need a good think about acceptable workplace behaviour.

If you have a genuine grievance, go through the proper channels. Don’t sour the occasion for everyone. Something generic is fine if you don’t want to put any effort in.