Does your manager get you a gift a Christmas?

[Angrybird345]

Just wondering if anybody gets a Christmas gift from their (very well paid) manager? I go above and beyond and have saved managers arse so many times....never get a thing. Maybe he should get me a mug, cuz that’s what I am!

Actually wouldn’t know who any of them are.. even if they did present a present..

I had one job where much to my amazement I was given a present by my manager and the head of department gave me one too. Just little presents, a little houseplant and chocolates. I was so pleased and made sure they always got a present from me in future years. Delicate Mumsnetters cover your eyes, I gave them homemade presents! I have a lovely recipe for very boozy truffles and always made lots for friends.

The company got bigger and more impersonal. I had a horrible manager and no one then gave presents apart from Secret Santa ones. I saved my presents for those who deserved them.

I manage 16 people, its hard, i do get gifts for everyone and want them to be nice, not cheap and risking being insulting or crap but not easy to get much decent for less than £10 each so £160 which is a huge dent in my xmas budget.

My manager usually gets me a bottle of wine at Christmas and a Lindt bunny at Easter. He's not a very sociable person, never attends the work Christmas do, and usually just leaves the gift on my desk, I always thank him but can tell he'd rather I didn't acknowledge it at all! He's good to work for generally though. I appreciate it, but don't expect it.

I always get one from my lovely manager and get one for my team members.

Question: i have invited my team for a Christmas meal after our next ,meeting. Is it mean to invite them and then expect them to pay for themselves? I could buy a round of drinks but with some muslims and some drivers it definitely wont be a boozy affair,

What would you expect?

I’m really glad I saw this and will buy pressies for my two guys on Monday! I refuse to be a wanker boss!

Mine does. Wine the first few years but has been skint since she married an utter moron. I didn't expect anything last year (or this year) since she was on the bones of her arse but she baked and decorated cookies for us all. Without wanting to be cruel - I hope she doesn't this year!

Yes, buys everyone in the team a bottle of wine (or chocs if they don’t drink)

My last manager would get us all an advent calendar and a bottle of wine each (team of 6) all out of her own pocket.

My current boss is my husband and I'm pretty certain he's getting me something for Christmas

Nope, we get a generic card through the mail from the CEO.

I'd not expect anything.

At random intervals in the year the the company will send out a care box of kinds, with products from our clients in. And pens.(I swear that's everyone's favourite part)

And whenever we have a day with the boss they buy lunch and coffee which they then expense, roughly once a month.

But we're field based so it's different I guess.

If I was invited out by the boss for a meal after a meeting....I'd expect it to be paid for tbh

I buy small gifts for my team, mini bottle of Prosecco and chocs last year. Lindt bunnies at Easter.

Ha, ha, ha!

No.

I’m on a very average salary (£40k ish) and have a team of almost 35. I buy a small gift for each of them - got them today at about £3 each. It’s not much, but it’s from my own money. I don’t expect anything from my team, but I’ve had chocolates, wine, gloves; lovely, kind things, which they didn’t have to give me. Very much appreciated.

I’ve never had a gift from my current manager. She’s the only one I’ve never had a gift from - all my other managers have given us something. She has 3 direct reports, so wouldn’t break the bank!

Yes. I have two jobs. I work for a small business, just.me and the two owners of the business. Been there four years and every year they have given me £100 in a card. I nearly fell off my chair the first time after years in public services with absolutely zilch. I also have an extra little retail job and my department manager always buys us all a box of chocolates or a little bottle.pf prosesscco. It is massively appreciated as he has a good few members of staff and he won't be on a huge wage himself. ❤️. I tend to get a box of biscuits for the office and a tub of chocs for the shop to keep us going through the hard Christmas shifts

My current job is the first one I've had where I don't get a present (or even a card) from my manager. I don't really mind too much, as he is an absolute joy to work for and I love him to pieces.

In my department all the managers buy a little gift at Christmas (bottle of wine etc) and our director buys them one. We also do a secret Santa, we’re all over Christmas in my team

Manager pays for our xmas meal on our night out and we club together to get him a nice gift.
BuggerOffAndGoodDayToYou your DH wouldnt be expected to buy a present for everyone below his pay grade just for his management team directly below him which I'm sure isn't 200 people.

No. Although the other team managers in our department buy for their teams; so I think it's just down to personal preference, and it could be expensed back within reason if he did.

Mine probably wouldn’t even wish me a merry Christmas!

Yes, costs over £1000 plus with paying for nights out/meals it probably tops £2k a year. There are about 20 of them.

Over the years at various places I've had chocolates, wine, John Lewis gift cards and a silver bracelet. The last two years have been a hamper.

I buy my team a bottle of wine each at Christmas with a card and in the summer I do a breakfast for them with pastries, fresh OJ, fruit kebabs, smoked salmon sandwiches, and nice coffee and give them a small gift like a box of chocolates each, with a thank you card. I bring in small treats during the year like nice biscuits as there is nothing like that provided by our employer.

My boss buys me a gift at Christmas. Last year it was some nice toiletries and the year before it was a winter scarf.

Yes. Our senior manager buys us (four in the team) some nice chocolates at Christmas. I appreciate the thought far more than the actual gift. DH has a team of three and also buys them small gifts such (I am very good at helping to find nice inexpensive, generic gifts). Totally understand that if a manager has a large team this may not be possible though.

I’m on a very average salary (£40k ish)

Only on mumsnet would someone say that 40k is a very average salary.