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Mortified by gift from boss

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didyouscoredarling · 13/12/2021 20:12

I had two KIT days that fell for secret Santa, so I was included in it

I got my boss, he got me. He forgot my present on the actual day of secret Santa so he gave me mine the day after

I got him an aftershave he likes. It's a fairly cheap one (£20), and a small box of chocolates. Just Cadbury's, he loves chocolate

I was gifted today a 'I ❤️ Sports direct' mug with a pack of pens in and some sticky notes
Wtf.

AIBU to feel sad? Limit was £20...

I only know he was my secret Santa because he was late to the fisting...

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FitAt50 · 13/12/2021 20:14

@didyouscoredarling

I had two KIT days that fell for secret Santa, so I was included in it

I got my boss, he got me. He forgot my present on the actual day of secret Santa so he gave me mine the day after

I got him an aftershave he likes. It's a fairly cheap one (£20), and a small box of chocolates. Just Cadbury's, he loves chocolate

I was gifted today a 'I ❤️ Sports direct' mug with a pack of pens in and some sticky notes
Wtf.

AIBU to feel sad? Limit was £20...

I only know he was my secret Santa because he was late to the fisting...

"late to the FISTING" - OH MY
madamedesevigne · 13/12/2021 20:15

He was late to the what now?

onceandneveragain · 13/12/2021 20:15

OP I'm sorry because that is really shit of him (although he should be the one embarrassed, not you!) but I can't help but laugh at your typo for what I assume should have been 'meeting' Grin Grin Grin

AbsentmindedWoman · 13/12/2021 20:15

I only know he was my secret Santa because he was late to the fisting

Your workplace sounds...experimental Grin

PAFMO · 13/12/2021 20:15

To the, er, fisting, you say?
Is it a niche industry? Xmas Confused

onceandneveragain · 13/12/2021 20:16

perhaps he thought if he arrived late most of the fisting would have been finished and he might get away with not participating?

Turtletaub · 13/12/2021 20:16

Best ever autocorrect.....

fedup078 · 13/12/2021 20:17

lol 😆
Shit present in all seriousness though
Sound like he got it as a promotional gift?
Tight bastard

didyouscoredarling · 13/12/2021 20:17

*LATE TO THE GIFTING!

Sorry Blush

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Turtletaub · 13/12/2021 20:17

But yes, I would be pissed off. Sorry you got such a crappy gift x

onceandneveragain · 13/12/2021 20:18

next year make sure he arrives early and shove the sports direct mug where the sun don't shine rather than a fist....make use of that wide brim....

rattlemehearties · 13/12/2021 20:18

You spent over £20 though? Maybe you'd feel less shit if you'd stuck to the limit?

I think you meant late to the gifting...

Tal45 · 13/12/2021 20:19

Be thankful. At least he didn't get you some anal beads to go with the fisting.

didyouscoredarling · 13/12/2021 20:19

@rattlemehearties that was the limit, I did stick to it... sort of - I was 50p over budget

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123rd · 13/12/2021 20:19

I'd rather a small budget for secret Santa...then you are less likely to be disappointed ...or waste a lot of your own money

AtlasPine · 13/12/2021 20:20

Totally crappy gift. But that’s what secret Santa is -waste of time and money.

LordEmsworth · 13/12/2021 20:20

You are not the one who should be embarrassed...

I mean, except about the fisting. That's something to be mortified about!

PurplePansy05 · 13/12/2021 20:21

I laughed so hard at this that I've accidentally unlatched DS off my breast whilst feeding Grin

The gift is very David Brent-esque.

It's a 10 from me, the gift and your thread.

gamerchick · 13/12/2021 20:21

Everye time he passes you, stick a sticky note to his back.

Justmuddlingalong · 13/12/2021 20:21

The work's secret Santa equivalent of a bunch of flowers from the garage. As an aside, I'm presuming the next government covid update will include a recommendation that at staff present swaps, fisting is discouraged.

gettingolderbutcooler · 13/12/2021 20:21

@madamedesevigne

He was late to the what now?
I would NEVER be late to a fisting.
Chickychoccyegg · 13/12/2021 20:22

Well those mugs are sent free when you place an online order, so I'd also be pretty pissed off, its totally out of order of him, how tight!

Sparklybanana · 13/12/2021 20:22

Men are always rubbish at this. Gifting must be on the x chromosome.
You win typo of the year though. Shouldn't have snorted so loudly Grin

Waspsarearseholes · 13/12/2021 20:22

Oof that's a guff gift. I think I'd leave it behind somewhere he will find it. He's clearly just raided the supply cupboard in work and put together whatever he could find without spending a penny. You're not obliged to accept this shit gift. How can anyone honestly expect someone to be pleased with that?

Ikeameatballs · 13/12/2021 20:23

This is such a good laugh, both for the wildly differing Secret Santa gifts and the workplace fisting. Just what I needed to read Grin.

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