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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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myyellowcar · 13/12/2021 21:32

I get you OP it’s really disappointing that he so obviously could not be arsed.

This sort of shit is why I don’t do secret Santa anymore.

rooarsome · 13/12/2021 21:33

I think it's more rude to be late to the fisting tbh.

But seriously, that's a shit gift. Did he just have a rummage in the kitchen and stationary stores?

Dancingonmoonlight · 13/12/2021 21:33

@didyouscoredarling

He is a surgeon... Nice man, very black and white though and always thinks he's right, form for being a bit mean to other medical staff but is nice to me usually
Ah you see you expected more because you thought he liked you as a person. Getting a shitty gift has caused you to think he doesn't like/consider you a nice colleague etc.

The way he treats people is a reflection of who he is. A selfish and mean guy who thinks he's above having to put time and consideration into colleagues/staff's gifts.

If he looks down/is mean to admin staff, that is who he is. Next time don't spend your hard earned cash on people who earn ten times your salary!

DreamingofGinoclock · 13/12/2021 21:34

Not a great gift ...bit no where near as bad as the year I got a salad spinner ....

DuckDuckNo · 13/12/2021 21:35

I once got an alarm clock. From my boss. Blush

Beautiful3 · 13/12/2021 21:35

Thats awful 😖 this is why secret Santa's are shit, because of tight arses!

LobsterNapkin · 13/12/2021 21:36

I am not at all surprised a surgeon would be bad at secret Santa. One doesn't want to generalize negatively about people, but a lot of them are morons about interpersonal stuff.

I might consider putting it aside to regift it to him later.

Cocomarine · 13/12/2021 21:37

@SawdustandHay

If he’s your boss, won’t he give you flowers and chocolates on your/his last working day before Christmas?
Where the hell do you work?! 🤣
Sandsnake · 13/12/2021 21:38

@Beautiful3

Thats awful 😖 this is why secret Santa's are shit, because of tight arses!
If only he’d been on time to the fisting, that certainly wouldn’t have been an issue.
JumparooSavedMyLife · 13/12/2021 21:41

Omg that made me laugh way more than it should 🤣🤣🤣

Coconuttts · 13/12/2021 21:44

Aftershave for a boss is quite a personal gift.

PugInTheHouse · 13/12/2021 21:45

It is a truly shit gift, you should mention it in a meeting and say what a shit gift you got for £20 pretending you don't know who got it Grin

But OMG this thread has made me laugh so much, what a typo. I am hoping it's a typo and not autocorrect though Grin

anotherchocolate · 13/12/2021 21:47

But do you love Sports Direct?

Grin
SleepingStandingUp · 13/12/2021 21:48

@SawdustandHay

If he’s your boss, won’t he give you flowers and chocolates on your/his last working day before Christmas?
I want to come and work with you
RosiePosieDozy · 13/12/2021 21:48

That's awful. Very tight and thoughtless.

notanothertakeaway · 13/12/2021 21:48

Next year, draw the names yourself, and give those gifts back to him

ExtraOnion · 13/12/2021 21:50

I laughed so much at that typo, and the responses … I’m crying.

I’ve been feeling really down the last few days, and I’ve not laughed like this in such a long time … so thanks for that

Suzanne999 · 13/12/2021 21:52

BH that’s appalling. The mugs are given away and I suspect the pens and post it notes came from the stationery cupboard. Obviously he’d forgotten and should have quickly gone online and bought a gift card, but either too slow or lazy.
Afraid you’ve just got to ignore it and move on. Perhaps he has servants at home to do everything for him 😏

LetsHearIt · 13/12/2021 21:53

The fisting 🤣🤣🤣

Aww I'm sorry about that gift. Sounds like he forgot to get something so pulled a few items out of the bottom drawer of his desk!

cushioncovers · 13/12/2021 21:54

I think that was the present he would have given anyone op not just you in particular. He's obviously a tight ass

Lessofallthisunpleasantness · 13/12/2021 21:55

This is hilarious! All Secret Santa presents are shit. Get over yourself. The fisting sounds interesting though, any more info on that?

showmethemoneyplease · 13/12/2021 22:02

That's really shit. So the manager spent the least he can while you spend the max, £20. Next year your company need to clarify the exact amount that people need to spend, not a 'maximum' amount.

You did nothing wrong; he's a cheap bastard.

ChimChimeny · 13/12/2021 22:03

@Cocomarine where I work I've always had a small gift from my manager, last year was Prosecco & stolen, often a bottle of wine/Prosecco, personalised bauble one year.

This guy sounds like a dick though, id definitely drop into conversation with a few people how disappointed you were with the gift in the hope it gets back to him/he overhears & he realises the error of his ways (unlikely though I reckon)

Franca123 · 13/12/2021 22:03

I think I'll remember this fisting at every secret Santa in my future

Gruffalogrinch · 13/12/2021 22:05

I am wheezing. Most excellent typo OP. Sorry about your miserly boss though