Colleague leaving

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My manager is leaving on Wednesday but today is officially her last day in the office. She has been here for years and isn't very popular and makes my life quite miserable tbh. Not bullying or anything serious but snidey and sarcastic. I bought her lunch yesterday at a restaurant and have brought in a box of chocs, champagne and a card to give her but my bf is saying i shouldn't bother with the bottle because she is awful, and that card and chocs will do. She is a nightmare to work for yet is totally oblivious. The problem is that I don't think anyone else has done anything for her because she isn't nice! Simple as that! WWYD? AIBU?

Unless you've already told her about the chocs and champagne, you aren't burning any bridges by not handing them over. You've already bought her lunch after all.

Burning your bridges would involve you saying something like "I got you chocolates and champagne, but I hated working for you and I'm glad you're going so I'm going to keep them for myself"

Id give it to her. Keeping stuff you bought for someone else always leaves me not wanting it (you may not be the same) and she is leaving, you decided to do this and then it's your Bfwho doesn't work with her, telling you not to.

Keep the bubbles, OP. You've already done more than enough with lunch, let alone the card & chocolates, especially for someone who wasn't particularly nice.

Thanks everyone, I'm going to just give her the card and chocs

And enjoy the bubbles with your bf later?

you're far too nice

she'd have got two quid in the collection and a cheery wave goodbye from me...

Lunch and card only imo!

wouldnt have even got lunch if it was my boss!!

In fact, she should have bought you lunch - being more senior etc and probably earning - i've done this in the past when leaving

NO Champagne!! i would say no chocs either - just a card is ample

I'd give her the card, she deserves nothing more. It's not burning your bridges, you keep them with a card and the lunch already brought with the rest you lay down to be her bridge to let her walk over.

Blimey, I wouldn't be giving her anything