https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 11:23:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945974 Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:24:42 +0000 Anagram 1945974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also don't buy up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945939 Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:06:40 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1945939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our department typically pitches in for a gift card for our supervisor. We don't buy for any other supervisor other than our own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945926 Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:21:07 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1945926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't give anyone at work gifts. Just Christmas cards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945838 Sat, 15 Nov 2014 07:06:01 +0000 ElbieKay 1945838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would never occur to me to buy holiday gifts for coworkers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945738 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 22:24:13 +0000 mamimami 1945738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bottle of champagne or wine, tin of cocoa or cookies -- the standard holiday office gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945735 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 22:23:04 +0000 mamimami 1945735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely. I absolutely buy up! I think it's weird if a supervisor gets you something and you have nothing for him or her. I definitely gift in both directions, including people I like and some not so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945599 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 19:36:33 +0000 bakinbrownies 1945599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stay away from buying gifts for coworkers. I go the card route instead. Though maybe it's the industry i'm in, or the people I work with LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945483 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:30:28 +0000 MrsBrewer 1945483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I looove my supervisor, and normally the 3 of us that are under her, pitch in on a gift for her. It's not too much normally just like $20. But come the holidays we always get her a gift, because she always gets us very nice things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945448 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:02:22 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1945448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: @blackbird: This. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945441 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:53:00 +0000 Mommy Finger 1945441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normally I would say no and that I don't give gifts but apparently at my new company you do. So I'm sure I'll go in together with his other direct reports and give him a gift card to somewhere. It pained me to have to get him a boss's day card. . . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945381 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:58:56 +0000 mediagirl 1945381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't buy Christmas gifts for supervisors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945349 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:29:16 +0000 blackbird 1945349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't buy "up" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945348 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:27:35 +0000 LindsayInNY 1945348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I was always told you gift down (people who work under you) and not up. But especially no if you don't like him/her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945346 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:25:58 +0000 snowjewelz 1945346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on if you're getting everyone else gifts too.. If you got things for a lot of ppl in your dept and it's obvious that you didn't get any for the supervisor then I would say just get him/her something too. And I'd just go with something generic like sweets, or bottle of wine.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945345 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:25:54 +0000 Adira 1945345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't buy gifts for supervisors that I DO like, so definitely wouldn't buy one for one I didn't like! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-a-xmas-gift-for-the-supervisor-you-dislike#post-1945332 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:18:10 +0000 babycanuck 1945332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just as the question says, and if so, what the heck would you get? </p>