Having been a manager of 100+ employees, I always seem to get drawn in by articles like these, especially when they give it in a top 10 list (they hit on 2 of my weaknesses).

This CareerBuilder article came through my RSS reader late yesterday. Most of you have probably completed your office gift-giving, but today may be the day for many of you.

Fifty-six percent of the 1,150 hiring managers polled said they would be giving gifts to their employees this year. Of those 56%, about one-third plan to spend $10 or less, one-in-five expect to spend more than $25 and nearly one-in-ten expect to spend more than $50 per employee.

Here is the definitive list of top 10 items:

• Apple iPod
• Cash
• Gift Card
• Fruit-of-the-Month
• Candy
• Ornament or Decoration
• Book
• Food Basket
• Wine/Alcohol
• Gag Gift

One note on the gag gift - they caution you to make sure you know the employee before attempting to pull it off. I need to put in my 2 cents on this topic, I strongly urge you to not even go there. I have seen some well-conceived gag gifts that were not well received. Oh is that uncomfortable to observe.

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Posted By Lee Charles | General, Team Management | |