"Every December, we receive all kinds of gifts from vendors and clients-gift baskets, cookies, candy, wine, and so forth. These are usually accompanied by cards making it clear that the gifts are intended for the whole office to thank us for our work that year. Sometimes people even drop off gifts in person, and they will say things like, "This is for the whole office to enjoy.""
"But if he's just a socially clueless boor, you and your colleagues should speak up this year! Nominate whoever has the best rapport with him-or has been around the longest, or has the most sway-to say, "People are getting demoralized when gifts are addressed to the whole team, but we don't get to enjoy them." Ideally they should say this when other people are around so that (a) others can chime in to confirm"
A small eight-person company receives gifts from vendors and clients each December—gift baskets, cookies, candy, wine—usually accompanied by cards indicating the gifts are intended for the whole office. The boss consistently removes those gifts to his office or takes them home, and coworkers only get items he dislikes. Staff morale suffers when communal gifts are monopolized. If the boss retaliates against dissent, confronting him is likely not worth the risk. If the boss is merely socially clueless, coworkers should nominate a trusted colleague to request that gifts be placed in a common area so everyone can share, ideally speaking up when others are present.
Read at Slate Magazine
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