Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift? Forum
Forum rules
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are revealing sensitive employment related information about a firm, job, etc. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are revealing sensitive employment related information about a firm, job, etc. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
-
- Posts: 428531
- Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am
Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
I'm at a small firm and our operations manager has organized a gift to the partners to come from the staff and the associates, along with a potluck lunch. This person has demanded $15 from each staff member and associate, plus assigned each person a dish to make. Last year we had the same potluck except it was held for attorneys, not for partners. Would anyone else be offended by this?
-
- Posts: 428531
- Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
No, I would not be offended by this. I am not sure what would even be considered offensive.
To protect my anon status, I would like to include that I work in Criminal Defense, specifically, DUI - BWI- Public Intoxication - Vehicular Homicide - Vehicular Assault - Minor in Possession of Alcohol - and specialize in the voluntary intoxication defense. My office is located in the Mountain Time Zone.
To protect my anon status, I would like to include that I work in Criminal Defense, specifically, DUI - BWI- Public Intoxication - Vehicular Homicide - Vehicular Assault - Minor in Possession of Alcohol - and specialize in the voluntary intoxication defense. My office is located in the Mountain Time Zone.
-
- Posts: 428531
- Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
OP here. I think my offense comes from the inconsistency, not the gift itself. So last year, the staff got a group gift for the attorneys. Now this year, it's just the partners. That's going backward in my opinion. Also, the partners always give the staff gifts, not the associates. I also got my staff gifts from me. So basically, I'm a giver twice and not a receiver? I understand this sounds incredibly selfish. I will qualify it with the info that my firm is incredibly screwed up and I'm completely unhappy with everything here. So that is factoring in. I'm not a selfish person, I just don't think the staff and associates together should get a gift for the partners. I think it should be staff to attorneys. You know, since I'm still a supervisor of the staff. Also, there is the added factor that my one staffer told me she is getting me something since I'm not included in the group gift. So now she feels obligated to buy 2 gifts, rather than 1. That's not fair to her. (For the record, I told her she didn't need to get me a gift when she told me this.)Anonymous User wrote:No, I would not be offended by this. I am not sure what would even be considered offensive.
To protect my anon status, I would like to include that I work in Criminal Defense, specifically, DUI - BWI- Public Intoxication - Vehicular Homicide - Vehicular Assault - Minor in Possession of Alcohol - and specialize in the voluntary intoxication defense. My office is located in the Mountain Time Zone.
-
- Posts: 3436
- Joined: Sun Oct 26, 2008 2:39 pm
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
Office gifts should only flow down the chain of responsibility.
-
- Posts: 1397
- Joined: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:10 pm
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
Wait, are you saying that your staff buys attorneys presents? Basically, the lower paid members of your firm are expected to give gifts to the higher paid members? That's messed up.Anonymous User wrote:OP here. I think my offense comes from the inconsistency, not the gift itself. So last year, the staff got a group gift for the attorneys. Now this year, it's just the partners. That's going backward in my opinion. Also, the partners always give the staff gifts, not the associates. I also got my staff gifts from me. So basically, I'm a giver twice and not a receiver? I understand this sounds incredibly selfish. I will qualify it with the info that my firm is incredibly screwed up and I'm completely unhappy with everything here. So that is factoring in. I'm not a selfish person, I just don't think the staff and associates together should get a gift for the partners. I think it should be staff to attorneys. You know, since I'm still a supervisor of the staff. Also, there is the added factor that my one staffer told me she is getting me something since I'm not included in the group gift. So now she feels obligated to buy 2 gifts, rather than 1. That's not fair to her. (For the record, I told her she didn't need to get me a gift when she told me this.)Anonymous User wrote:No, I would not be offended by this. I am not sure what would even be considered offensive.
To protect my anon status, I would like to include that I work in Criminal Defense, specifically, DUI - BWI- Public Intoxication - Vehicular Homicide - Vehicular Assault - Minor in Possession of Alcohol - and specialize in the voluntary intoxication defense. My office is located in the Mountain Time Zone.
Want to continue reading?
Register now to search topics and post comments!
Absolutely FREE!
Already a member? Login
-
- Posts: 8258
- Joined: Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:36 am
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
Yeah, as a matter of principle, this.dixiecupdrinking wrote:Office gifts should only flow down the chain of responsibility.
But then again, it's not a lot of money, so I'd probably just throw in. Not worth the stress.
Last edited by Danger Zone on Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- A. Nony Mouse
- Posts: 29293
- Joined: Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:51 am
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
No, you don't. Get over the fact that I outed you for using anon to be rude, and stop trying to make a point about it.Anonymous User wrote:No, I would not be offended by this. I am not sure what would even be considered offensive.
To protect my anon status, I would like to include that I work in Criminal Defense, specifically, DUI - BWI- Public Intoxication - Vehicular Homicide - Vehicular Assault - Minor in Possession of Alcohol - and specialize in the voluntary intoxication defense. My office is located in the Mountain Time Zone.
-
- Posts: 1024
- Joined: Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:05 am
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
regardless of place of employmentdixiecupdrinking wrote:Office gifts should only flow down the chain of responsibility.
-
- Posts: 275
- Joined: Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:00 am
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
Mandatory gift-giving is pretty fucking stupid, especially in the workplace context. That said, I'd go along because what other choice is there?
-
- Posts: 428531
- Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
OP here. Exactly. There is no choice but to go along. Just another reason to get out of this hell hole.n1o2c3a4c5h6e7t wrote:Mandatory gift-giving is pretty fucking stupid, especially in the workplace context. That said, I'd go along because what other choice is there?
-
- Posts: 676
- Joined: Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:00 pm
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
There has never been a more appropriate time
[img]http://i.imgur.com/hKBQlJ9.jpg
edit: dammit, can't post pictures
"A donation has been made in your name to The Human Fund."
[img]http://i.imgur.com/hKBQlJ9.jpg
edit: dammit, can't post pictures
"A donation has been made in your name to The Human Fund."
- twenty 8
- Posts: 330
- Joined: Sat Feb 22, 2014 12:45 pm
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
Buying a Christmas happy for partners that you most often work with is applicable. Usually wine, scotch, etc. does the trick. By now you know what they usually order (when you’re out and about). Simple enough to drop by their office without making a big deal about it.
Keep a few extra bottles (and cards) on standby for those who might unexpectedly surprise you with a gift.
Keep a few extra bottles (and cards) on standby for those who might unexpectedly surprise you with a gift.
- DELG
- Posts: 3021
- Joined: Thu May 15, 2014 7:15 pm
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
weird that there was ever a plan for the staff to do a potluck for attorneys either. wth
Register now!
Resources to assist law school applicants, students & graduates.
It's still FREE!
Already a member? Login
- Dafaq
- Posts: 354
- Joined: Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:19 pm
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
Basically, go along to get along. Be grateful that they’re not asking for $40 every time someone has a baby shower.Anonymous User wrote:I'm at a small firm and our operations manager has organized a gift to the partners to come from the staff and the associates, along with a potluck lunch. This person has demanded $15 from each staff member and associate, plus assigned each person a dish to make. Last year we had the same potluck except it was held for attorneys, not for partners. Would anyone else be offended by this?
- A. Nony Mouse
- Posts: 29293
- Joined: Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:51 am
Re: Do you buy your parnters a holiday gift?
Absolutely.barkschool wrote:regardless of place of employmentdixiecupdrinking wrote:Office gifts should only flow down the chain of responsibility.
Get unlimited access to all forums and topics
Register now!
I'm pretty sure I told you it's FREE...
Already a member? Login