People who write a thank-you note tend to underestimate how happy it makes the reader, and to overestimate how awkward it will feel. For a coworker, a small gift with a few kind words goes a long way. Below are easy ideas that suit almost any desk or team.
Coworkers who grew up with the Pokémon games will remember picking a first partner, and this TCG collection brings those starter Pokémon back as fresh cards to flip through.
Is there a gift here the whole office can chip in on?
Yes. The Keurig K-Duo brewer is the pick to split across the team, so it arrives from everyone at once rather than as a token. It goes to the colleague who hosts weekend brunch, brewing a lone mug on an ordinary morning and a full carafe once guests show up.
Which game should you choose for the colleague who hosts the after-work social, and which for the colleague who bargains hard at lunch?
The Hitster music game goes to the resident music fan: with the companion app open on a phone, the group guesses its way through popular hits and finds out who really knows their songs. The Monopoly Deal card deck belongs with the competitive lunch bargainer, whose haggling goes straight into trading properties and striking deals with teammates, and the deck sits in a desk drawer until someone pulls up a chair.
What can you give a coworker who stays late in an open office to finish a report?
The Bose QuietComfort headphones mute the chatter and nearby phone calls so a desk mate can keep working through a long report rather than the next desk's conversation. The desk lamp suits the colleague left behind as the office empties, set beside the monitor to go over printed pages without squinting under the ceiling fixtures.
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