holiday gifting etiquette?

[vash]

i read somewhere that the gifts "roll downhill". in other words, bosses give gifts to the minions, and it isnt expect to go the other way. is this true? my gfriend got hooked up this year, and i was wondering if we need to run to the store quick.

cliff

[Rikao4]

you got engaged ? hooked up ?
Rika

[juanbenae]

give him/her a bucket of your seasonal sauce.

[vash]

rika, no my gfriend's (she isnt really a boss) lead, gave her a cookbook. and i think 4 gift certificates to her favorite high end restaurants in san fran. (agua, farralon, and two french ones i can spell or pronounce). we are going to get five course fixed menus. i dont know, the $$ value, but i am gonna eat good!

[M.D. Holloway]

I always thought that you give to give not give to get. Any gift I have ever given I never expected anything in return.

I think unless you are doing business in Asia, gifting is a personal choice and anybody who gets bent out of shape for not getting anything should pull their heads out of their arses.

[RickM]

My boss and I exchange gifts. If he doesn't expect one from me then he has a pleasant surprise. The main reason I give him a gift is because I like (and respect) him.