Whether you like the people you have to work with or not, this list of suggested gifts could be a great help to you pick out the perfect Secret Santa gift:
1. Plants.
A simple desk plant can be a great gift to liven up someone’s mood throughout the day. Not only is it good for the environment but adding that little bit of colour to a plain desk can really pump someone’s enthusiasm to work from a 0.5 to a solid 2.
2. Toaster Grilled Cheese Bags.
A rare thing to have in your household but a great thing to bring into the office. Just make a quick sandwich at home, bring it in in a toaster grilled cheese bag, shove it in the toaster and your boring sandwich has transformed into a hot, energising lunch…or 2nd breakfast depending on how long you can wait before you’re hungry again.
3. Work Place Gag Gift.
Things I should say at work but don’t. Ever look at a colleague/employer and just want to…well, with this little book, you can read exactly what you want to say without getting into too much trouble. May be an idea to write in the card advising your receiver to hide it away under lock and key…or don’t depending on how much you want that colleague to no longer be a colleague.
4. Wine infused Coffee.
Quite self-explanatory. What two essential things do you need throughout a day? Coffee and Wine. Why not get your colleague/boss the perfect gift of combining the two!
5. Standard Bottle of Wine accompanied with a Box of Chocolates.
For those of you who get someone they have only ever casually smiled and nodded your head at in the corridor. But then again, if you don’t know them and they don’t know you, why not get them something a little riskier like a…
6. Toilet Brush.
7. Printed Socks.
You can never go wrong with a pair of socks. But depending on how close you are with your colleague, you can either get them some really sophisticated printed socks that they can wear every day or even in the office…or you can get them some that they have to shove at the back of their sock draw so that they are never seen by another human being…
8. Essential Oils.
A great gift to ensure that your colleague/boss is in a good relaxing mood throughout the day. Not only to help them work better but to also help you who has to deal with them when they’re in a bad mood.
9. Desk Planner.
Boring but essential. If you get someone who you know if really unorganised, it might be an idea to help them out with a desk planner. Whether they actually use it or not is a completely different matter but the gesture is there.
10. Bath Salts/Bombs.
And to finish off, if you do actually like your colleague/boss, why not treat them to a relaxing end to a possibly hectic day!
But just remember, at the end of the day, they don’t have to know it was you…
