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Gifts for a Colleague

A present for a colleague is opened at a desk with other people watching. These lists keep to things that are safe in an office: nothing sized, nothing personal, nothing you wouldn't hand to your manager.

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Before you choose

How much should you spend on a colleague?

Use the limit your office set and don't go over it, because a pricier present makes everyone else's look small. If nobody set a limit, ask whoever is organising before you buy.

What makes a good present when you don't know the person?

Buy for the working day you both share: the desk, the commute, the tea round. A present about the job fits anyone on the team.

What should you never give a colleague?

Anything that comments on them: their age, their weight, their habits or their love life. A joke about the job is safer than a joke about the person.