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So here I am in a new job, and it's my first xmas here. It is always interesting to see what developers bring in... and what, under our HR policies, we have to return.
All of the towns I've worked for in the States (Davis, Oak Harbor, Vancouver, St. Helena)... all had the same policies:
Any food items are shared with the office, whatever cool baskets they come in, etc. are given to the person that the food was originally given to. Any other gifts (company sweatshirts, sports tickets, even mugs, were returned to the company with a letter of thanks/no-thanks).
Things are a little different up here: you can keep almost anything that comes in... with the exception of quasi-cash (gift certificates). So far I have a bottle of wine and some hockey tickets. It feels weird to be accepting stuff... but as one of the lower workers on the totem pole (middle management-ish), it's nothing compared to what the top managers are getting.
So what are the policies where you work?
All of the towns I've worked for in the States (Davis, Oak Harbor, Vancouver, St. Helena)... all had the same policies:
Any food items are shared with the office, whatever cool baskets they come in, etc. are given to the person that the food was originally given to. Any other gifts (company sweatshirts, sports tickets, even mugs, were returned to the company with a letter of thanks/no-thanks).
Things are a little different up here: you can keep almost anything that comes in... with the exception of quasi-cash (gift certificates). So far I have a bottle of wine and some hockey tickets. It feels weird to be accepting stuff... but as one of the lower workers on the totem pole (middle management-ish), it's nothing compared to what the top managers are getting.
So what are the policies where you work?