Would I be overstepping?

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I work with a woman who I do talk to quite a bit during shifts. I wouldn't class her as a friend, and I don't think she would class me as a friend either - but as a colleague I like her.

She is having a tough time at the moment, and I'd like to make her a little care package but I'm not sure whether this would be seen as weird/overstepping in some way?

She told me herself about her difficult time, and by the sounds of it she does not have many friends etc outside of work.

If this IS a good idea, what should I put in it? I was just thinking books, candle, teabags, perhaps some bath products?

Thank you for any suggestions. Also please tell me if this would be seen as strange or rude.

I think that would be nice and thoughtful personally. You sound like a lovely colleague

What a lovely idea.
If you need a reason for gifting this to her, print out some smile cards- encourage her to pass the random kind act on. www.kindspring.org/smilecards/

I would be very touched if a colleague did this. Your ideas sound perfect.

I'm glad to see that everyone agrees this would be a nice thing rather than odd like my partner said haha!

Thank you all - will get working on a little box today :)

That’s so generous and thoughtful. What a lovely idea - you sound like a really warm, compassionate person x

I would find this really odd unless I was off sick. A single low value (

That's a lovely act of kindness. Really thoughtful

Personally I would find it embarrassing to receive something like that, but we are all different.

I think it's a lovely idea, someone showing they are thinking of you in during a difficult time is heartwarming imo.

I think you sound like a very nice person and that your kindness will make a big difference to your colleague.

At my last work, we all did this for each other. I remember one woman (who had 3 preschoolers) ran into money problems bc of a mistake regarding tax credits and we gave her £100 supermarket voucher.

Life is too short to be uncaring.

Think it's a lovely idea

A big bar of choc or an Easter egg might be less embarrassing given the time of year.

Sounds lovely OP, I wish you were my colleague!

Agree with everyone it's a lovely thing to do

I'm going to disagree, a small gift maybe but tea bags etc? I would be embarrassed to receive that from a colleague.

Can you do it anonymously. It's a lovely gesture but I think I would be embarrassed to receive something like this from a colleague

I would be highly embarrassed if this happened

The actual gifts are a bit strange, I think. Do you know what books she likes?

A bottle of wine would probably go down better, or a bunch of flowers.

I had a bad day at work once and came in the next morning and a colleague had put a bottle of wine, box of chocolates, dvd that I'd mentioned wanting to see and a bath bomb on my desk. It was probably the nicest thing that anyone had ever done for me.

A bit cringe maybe just an Easter egg and some wine "care"package sounds so patronising and you said she's not even a friend.

I would be really embarrassed for a care package, but I wouldn't mind a colleague coming in with 2 bars of chocolate and sharing.

I think a nice candle/wine/chocolate etc is lovely.

Perhaps not the teabags!

Look at it this way; you might not be friends but you could very well be after this and that might be what she needs most of all.

It’s a lovely thing to do.