When working in an office environment you become close friends with those who work around you. But, when the holiday season rolls around you are usually at a loss as to what to buy your fellow coworkers. Truthfully you are usually good friends with these people, but most of the time know little of their life’s outside of work. This is what makes buying a gift for coworkers so hard. Coworkers do have basic needs in the office and there are also gifts that would make your coworkers life’s much easier. Gifts for coworkers should have thought and effort. These are after all people you see five days out of the week. Here are a few gift ideas that would make great gifts for your fellow coworkers.
Candy: Candy always makes the perfect gift and is an especially easy gift to buy for coworkers. You will usually see your fellow coworkers eating certain kinds of candy. This way you could either put together an assortment of regular candies like M&M;’s. Or you could take what you know about them and give them a gift of fancier chocolates.
Homemade Treats: This is a great gift that will take care of all your fellow coworkers. I usually pick out two or three recipes for different candies and then make some cookies. After you’ve made all the recipes, separate them into different containers and if you want, include the recipes. This is a gift that everyone always seems to love. Everyone loves candy and when it’s homemade it means so much more.
Homemade Gifts: Besides candy, you could make other gifts that are homemade. Most people have a certain craft they are good at. Whether it’s doing cross-stitch or painting; you can give a gift to your coworkers that will mean more than any store bought gift.
Coffee Mugs: Office workers seem to live off on coffee. You may know a few of your coworkers’ interests and this helps make a coffee mug a great gift. Finding a coffee mug that has your coworker’s favorite football team, dog breed, etc is a great gift because it allows them to show off their personality to their fellow coworkers.
Healthy Gift Basket: You and your coworkers probably find yourself snacking on junk food throughout the day. A perfect gift to help end this cycle is a gift basket that is filled with healthy snacks. Your coworkers will love this gift, if you fill the gift basket with healthy foods that actually taste good. Instead of candy bars, use granola bars. Instead of regular chips, add baked potato chips or pita chips. Instead of hard candies that are filled with sugar, add sugar free hard candies. Your coworkers will thank you as the pounds start to come off. I think most office workers snack on so much junk food because there aren’t many healthy options available in snack machines.
Chair Massager: This is a gift that all your coworkers will love. Sitting in a chair all day isn’t just hard on you, but your coworkers as well. A massager that lies over your coworkers’ regular chair will be a gift that not only helps them relax, but also takes the pain out of their muscles. I also suggest that you purchase massagers for your fellow coworkers that are heated.
Stress Relievers: Stress relievers make great gifts for your coworkers because we all know there is way too much stress in office environments. You can either buy stress balls that can be squeezed or the one I prefer are the ones shaped like people and when you squeeze them, their eyes bulge out. What coworker wouldn’t want a gift like that after a bad run-in with the boss?
Finding the perfect gift for your coworker does become easier if you know something about the coworkers’ interests, but these are gifts that work with every coworker.
Reference:
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