The tradition of giving gifts to employees came from the United States. The first president of America, George Washington, thanked all the participants in his election campaign: each got a small souvenir. At the beginning of the twentieth century, giving gifts to employees of some firms was widely practiced. This tradition came to Russia in the early 90s, when the market economy replaced the planned one. Having found many advantages in this tradition, some companies and organizations have adhered to it for more than one decade.
To give or not to give gifts to company employees?
Giving gifts to your colleagues or not giving them is already voluntary. And, if you have already decided to please your employees, try to approach this issue with full responsibility, because the present itself should be sincere and be useful in the future. If it is not possible to choose gifts on your own, or you doubt the correctness of the choice, you can ask for help from a person who is familiar with the habits and tastes of at least some of your colleagues.
Usually, the company allocates funds for inexpensive gifts: from 100 to 500 rubles. With this money, you can buy souvenirs such as key rings, mugs and other little things. After such gifts, some employees have only an unpleasant aftertaste that they were underestimated and got off with a simple trinket. In order not to repeat such mistakes, it is necessary, first of all, to remember that employees work for the well-being of the company, so the company must show its employees that it remembers them, appreciates their contribution to its prosperity and is ready to thank them for this.
It is better not to use cheap souvenirs as a gift. They can be used only as an award at competitions held at corporate events of the company.
What to give to colleagues?
Gifts for employees can be categorized by type: incentives and gratitude to individual employees, incentives to only one or several departments, gifts for anniversaries and birthdays, gifts for general holidays.
For the holidays, girls can give their colleagues flowers and champagne, and men can get good brandy or whiskey. To reward a young employee who has already been able to establish himself as an excellent specialist in a short period of time, an inexpensive, business-like gift is selected, which expresses the hope for long-term reliable cooperation and professional growth, for example, high-quality stationery from trend companies.
An employee who gave a part of his life to the company, on his or her anniversary or on the anniversary of the company, can be presented with a ticket to a resort or a gift certificate for the purchase of any household appliances.
Not too expensive, but useful for work or leisure, souvenirs with the campaign logo are good when you need to give gifts to the whole team. And don't forget that these nice little things make people closer and kinder.
