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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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Honeyroar · 14/12/2021 18:26

I'd make sure every drink he gets all year is in that mug, but make sure you chip the edge on it too. And never wash it! Or just dump it and the sticky notes in a bin where he would notice. If he mentions it say you've got a load at home already that you got free with orders!

Could be worse, you could be his family member and get a present from him regularly. (Although he probably doesn't bother!)

ChiefStockingStuffer · 14/12/2021 18:30

He's a shit. The mugs are frequently free with purchases, and pens? Really?!?

What a grinch.

Joesmummy1 · 14/12/2021 18:33

Sounds like you’d already had your surprise

Yogalola · 14/12/2021 18:35

Suppose at least he gave you something, obviously a busy man who didn’t get time to go shopping. Hope he smells nice, at least then you get some benefit from the gift you gave him 🤣🤣

JennyForeigner · 14/12/2021 18:39

Read this in a board meeting. I will never ever recover my credibility as the woman who collapsed into tears of laughter during the profit warning.

ElasticFirecracker · 14/12/2021 18:41

@didyouscoredarling I don't understand. The present doesn't sound very generous, but why are you embarrassed by it? I would think it's him who should feel ashamed and embarrassed!

N0tfinished · 14/12/2021 18:42

I'd put the stupid mug on his desk and say nothing. If he brings it up say 'I don't need any mugs thanks'

1forAll74 · 14/12/2021 18:43

You can drink from the mug though, you just have to work for the other mug,

Fireatseaparks · 14/12/2021 18:44

I can't wait to stumble across #latetothefisting in classics in a few years time 😁

Maireas · 14/12/2021 18:47

#latetothefisting - brilliant!
I also loved the Secret Sandra! 😂😂

JuneFromBethesda · 14/12/2021 18:49

@JennyForeigner

Read this in a board meeting. I will never ever recover my credibility as the woman who collapsed into tears of laughter during the profit warning.
Brilliant Grin
Norma60 · 14/12/2021 18:50

Where I work the limit is 6.00 but some people spend a little over this. Hopefully next year you won't get him again in the secret santa or if you do you know how to treat him. Yes it is suppose to be a bit of fun but you thought about his present and clearly he didn't.

Watchamocauli · 14/12/2021 18:51

Make sure you tell that to everyone on the team... About the present I mean..not fisting Grin

Jewel52 · 14/12/2021 18:52

I’d be pissed off too as he clearly couldn’t care less (probably only makes efforts for those higher up the tree rather than his own team). Don’t take it personally though, think you can tell from a lot of the responses on here that everyone’s over it with Secret Santa and buy accordingly.

theonlygirl · 14/12/2021 18:55

@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...

I haven't laughed so much in a looooong time, at the OP and some of the replies🤣
SchadenfreudePersonified · 14/12/2021 18:55

Stick the notes to it with "I spent 20 quid on my bosses' Secret Santa, and all he got me was this crappy mug" and display it prominently on your desk.

Londoncallingme · 14/12/2021 19:04

That’s a crap gift and thoughtless - maybe he forgot and was embarrassed so just grabbed whatever was in his office? He should have wrapped a £20 note!
I had a teaching assistant who was always trying to make displays with kids left handed scissors so I got her some lovely quality LH scissors with a floral liberty design and some M&S pretty nuts in a fancy box. She was really upset by it and kept moaning at me at such a thoughtless SS to get a ‘workplace’ gift. I don’t think she ever knew it was me and I never admitted it, but I’d genuinely thought she’d really like it! Sometimes you just can’t win, but at least I tried!

Londoncallingme · 14/12/2021 19:04

@SchadenfreudePersonified

Stick the notes to it with "I spent 20 quid on my bosses' Secret Santa, and all he got me was this crappy mug" and display it prominently on your desk.
PLEASE DO THIS - I DARE YOU! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
ferrybevytwat · 14/12/2021 19:06

He probably thought the aftershave was Shit too ; let's face it what nice aftershave is £20 ? None that I know so maybe he thought you deserved the crappy mug and you deserved a fisting too

collybubble · 14/12/2021 19:08

He forgot to buy. He grabbed that stuff from home. Cheeky twat.

I hate secret santa, its a waste of time and money

Forget it next year. Waste of money

feenan761 · 14/12/2021 19:08

Howling 🤣🤣🤣

Tigger1895 · 14/12/2021 19:11

I’m wondering why it autocorrected to fisting, it’s a bit random. Makes me think you must use the word regularly and it’s in your predictive text

NowWhatUsernameShallIHave · 14/12/2021 19:12

😂😂😂😂 fisting

What a open company you have

Loubilou09 · 14/12/2021 19:14

Mortified? Really?....

Surely a tad pissed off but mortified, over a mug? Wow...the things people get worked up about is astonishing.

ancientgran · 14/12/2021 19:15

@Aprilx

You can’t buy Cool Water for £20. Aren’t Secret Santa gifts supposed to be jokey presents, not boring presents like aftershave and chocolates anyway?
I think some places do them as jokes but not everywhere and I think if it is going to be jokey that needs to be agreed.

I've had a bad Secret Santa, a bloody Christmas pudding shower cap. It was about 10 years ago and it was £15 limit so you could get something nice for that. Other people getting nice presents and I opened mine and everyone laughed and I felt a fool, I threw it away as I'd have been to embarrassed to take it home and say, "Look at my present."