In my workplace,(where, like most of us, I have no control over the fact that all staff birthdays are collected and publicized by secretary memo)I have always had perfectly good luck preventing gift-giving "up the supervisory chain" by simply not talking about my birthday, redirecting the subject if it comes up, and decidedly refraining those weeks of "appropriate gifting" lectures. (With rabidly festive office-mates, just cheerfully suggest bringing in edibles, and then make sure you bring something delicious to share, yourself!)
IMHO, the less you say about the potential gift-giving occasion (and things like salary discrepencies and the potential for pressure)the better. Because, conversely, the more you mention it, the more some people working for you *will* feel pressured, because they will wonder, "But does she really secretly want to be fussed over?"
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Date: 2005-10-28 01:10 pm (UTC)In my workplace,(where, like most of us, I have no control over the fact that all staff birthdays are collected and publicized by secretary memo)I have always had perfectly good luck preventing gift-giving "up the supervisory chain" by simply not talking about my birthday, redirecting the subject if it comes up, and decidedly refraining those weeks of "appropriate gifting" lectures. (With rabidly festive office-mates, just cheerfully suggest bringing in edibles, and then make sure you bring something delicious to share, yourself!)
IMHO, the less you say about the potential gift-giving occasion (and things like salary discrepencies and the potential for pressure)the better. Because, conversely, the more you mention it, the more some people working for you *will* feel pressured, because they will wonder, "But does she really secretly want to be fussed over?"