Gifts for employees: the best ideas

In this article we will tell you:

Do employees need corporate gifts?
Subtleties of choosing gifts
Valuable gifts for individual employees on significant occasions
An expensive gift for the best employee
3 gift options for the whole team
Gifts for employees on company anniversary
15 original gift ideas for employees
Gifts for employees' children
List of not the most successful gifts
How to give gifts

Giving gifts to employees on various holidays and occasions has long become a tradition, if not in all companies and organizations, then in very many. And this is not surprising: when people feel attention from management, this has the most beneficial effect on their motivation.

However, there is one “but” here. It is unlikely that it will be possible to increase the loyalty of the team if the process of choosing gifts is treated as something routine, giving employees cheap, simple souvenirs year after year. You need to approach the matter with soul and even some creativity, only then will people understand that they are truly valued.

Do employees need corporate gifts?

It is generally accepted that it was in America that the tradition of giving company employees gifts for various significant events originated. According to legend, it all started when the first US President George Washington decided to thank all the people who participated in his election campaign and gave them small souvenirs.

However, this tradition became popular in America at the beginning of the 20th century. As for Russia, they started giving gifts to employees much later, namely when the market economy replaced the planned one, that is, in the early 1990s. It is believed that it is thanks to this move that employees’ loyalty to the manager increases. However, you need to understand that this custom has both pros and cons.

With the help of corporate gifts, you can motivate employees without spending additional money. Every person is pleased to receive a souvenir for the New Year, birthday or professional holiday. Moreover, gifts can be given not only on holidays, but also used as a reward for any achievements in work or for length of service. When attention is paid to employees who have been working in the company for many years, this stimulates young staff. If staff feel cared for by management and receive useful gifts, they will want to work even harder and benefit the company and business.

If gifts have a corporate brand, this creates a loyal attitude and also brings the company and team closer together. When a person goes to work, it is important for him to feel like part of a single whole, and for this he needs to create a corporate atmosphere. For example, he uses branded notebooks or pens, and drinks tea from a mug with a logo.

As practice shows, in companies where there is no special concern for employees, staff turnover is much higher than where management is concerned about its workforce. A gift given in honor of a birthday, holiday, or as a reward for good work allows you to show the employee that both his work and himself are valuable to the company. This allows you to increase staff loyalty and reduce the risk of dismissal.

However, according to some experts, corporate gifts are often useless, since the personnel department most often does not know how to choose them. Most Russian companies most often issue gifts to employees in the amount of 100–500 rubles, depending on the number of people and the funds allocated for this. It should be noted that this does not at all allow employees to increase loyalty to management, especially when every year the staff receives the same key rings, mugs or other little things that are more annoying than pleasing. According to numerous surveys, 1/3 of employees say that it would be better if they were not given anything at all.

Thus, we can conclude that there is no point in management giving gifts to employees, since it is impractical. According to experts, employees, of course, need gifts, but they must be useful.

Inexpensive, budget gifts

A category of gifts that will not hurt your bank card balance. Budget gifts are also chosen by those who work in a large team.

I don’t want to offend anyone, but giving something substantial is difficult for a company with an office of 70 people. What to give to colleagues if the amount is small?

For 500 rubles

Here are some gift ideas within 500 rubles:

New Year's scented candles. You can choose with the scents of pine and tangerines, a very festive gift.
New Year's ball with snow. This is a classic souvenir that has become an attribute of the New Year's mood in many families around the world.
Lunch boxes. A good lunch box as a gift will definitely not be thrown into a distant corner of the apartment.
Unusual circles. Any photo workshop offers a lot of options. For example, print cool photos of colleagues and hide them under a thermal coating.
Bath towels are inexpensive. A beautiful and always needed gift.
Sweet bags. Even as children, we all loved to find one like this under the Christmas tree, nothing has changed since then!
Anti-stress toys. It has long been clear that everyone loves them. They are cute and so cuddly!
Eco-vases. These are vases of unusual shapes where succulents grow. Maintenance is minimal and it looks stylish and cool.
Cacti in New Year's hats. This plant also does not require daily care and looks cute.
Chalk sticker. A canvas that you can place nearby and write messages with crayons to your colleagues.
Night light. A huge selection of night lights will allow you to choose one to suit everyone’s taste: from the starry sky to night lights in the form of figures.
Lighters and eternal matches with engraving. Bad habits are bad, but smoking colleagues will appreciate such a gift.
Personalized flash drives. There are always not enough memory cards. A necessary and good budget gift for colleagues.

Subtleties of choosing gifts

The first thing you should pay attention to is the recipient of the gift. For example, a gift for female teaching staff will definitely be different from one intended for a team where the majority are men 40 years old.

Important points:

gifts intended for women are radically different from men's;
for a young team, gifts with humor or requiring activity from employees are more suitable;
the interests of the recipient must be taken into account (if possible).

An important point is the professional field in which employees work. For example, civil servants do not have the right to receive gifts while on duty, as required by the anti-corruption law. However, this does not apply to incentives. If the management considers it necessary to issue them, then this is quite legal, the main thing is that everything is official, that is, the accounts must go through the accounting department with the payment of taxes.

Gifts worth more than 3,000 rubles must be accompanied by a gift agreement signed by employees and company management.

It is worth noting that any corporate gifts must be passed through the accounting department with the payment of all necessary taxes, however, most often the NSF treats them with less suspicion than gifts to government officials.

For other organizations, the important point is the relationship between staff and employees.

If we talk about large enterprises, then in order to issue gifts to employees, an order must be issued by senior management, and local bosses who know their employees better are responsible for its execution. In this case, ensuring that there is no abuse plays an important role.

As for small businesses, there is no such formality as in a large company. The manager, as a rule, knows all his subordinates well, so gifts can be more personal.

An individual entrepreneur, whose staff includes about 10 people, can make gifts not general ones, but choose gifts for specific people with whom he communicates frequently and closely, in fact, his colleagues.

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Choosing a gift is a delicate and emotional process, so if the manager is far from the staff of his company, then it is better to entrust this work to local managers.

TOP 56 ideas of what to give to an employee

If you can’t come up with anything on your own, we use one of the ready-made ideas:

A certificate for a purchase or service (to a cosmetics, clothing, shoe, electronics store, to provide cosmetic services, a haircut, to a bookstore).
Beautiful mug with Soft Touch coating.
Vacuum cleaner for PC.
Leather diary.
Backlit keyboard.
Desk lamp;
Traveler's kit - sleep mask, pillow, earplugs;
Painting.
A table clock.
Indoor plant (it is better to choose from non-flowering ones).
Fan.
Painting by numbers (only for creative people).
Books for recording recipes, travel impressions from books you read.
Drawing kit – paints, pencils, sketchbook.
Sippy cup.
Thermos.
A bag for keeping food hot.
Fortune cookie baking kit.
Purse.
Vase (can be engraved with a name).
Stand for pens and pencils.
Leather folder for papers.
Table pendulum.
Electric kettle.
Table with original inscriptions for home or office.
Money box.
Bouquet of fruits and flowers.
Set of cupcakes.
Fitness bracelet (only for those who are interested), yoga set.
Hair styling kit.
Handicraft kit – threads, hook, knitting needles.
Picture for embroidery.
Handmade soap set.
A basket of cosmetics for body, hair and face care - soaps, creams, shampoos, gels.
Set of essential oils.
Bath salts with different properties and scents.
Set of scented candles.
Candlestick.
Cup stand.
Book stand.
Pen-quill, real feather.
Leather shoe care kit.
A set of glasses and other tableware.
A jar with wishes for every day of the year.
Electronic alarm clock.
Columns.
Headphones.
Massager for neck and face.
Manicure set.
Coffee machine.
Microwave.
Iron and other small household appliances.
A set of rugs for the home.
Tablecloth.
Bed sheets.
Kitchen apron.

This list is almost exhaustive, and most importantly it is suitable for any wallet.

Valuable gifts for individual employees on significant occasions

Birthday gift.

In this case, the best option would be a certificate from a store or a subscription to a beauty salon or gym. Or, as an option, a restaurant gift card, which can be ordered online.

Present for the birth of a child.

Here, the gift can be a stroller, money, a crib, a set for a newborn, or winter clothes for a baby.

Wedding gift.

The most popular options are dishes, household appliances, bedding sets and other household items.

Retirement or anniversary.

In this case, you can give an employee a laptop, a camera, a mobile phone, a painting, or a grandfather clock.

Original, creative gifts

Many people like to give original gifts. Something no one expects to receive during the New Year holidays. This greatly lifts the mood of the team; everyone loves creative people!

Blindfold with a funny face. It's hard to fall asleep with your giggling spouse wearing this headband, but it's worth it!
Mittens in the shape of bear paws. An original gift for men and women.
Piggy bank with funny captions. We found piggy banks: “For treatment for alcoholism,” a tiny piggy bank: “Saving for a Zhiguli,” and a jar on the table by the front door with the inscription: “Entrance 100 rubles, exit 500.”
A bath mat that turns red when wet.
Gloves in the shape of a like from Instagram or YouTube.
Mug with a handle in the form of brass knuckles.
A foot hammock that fits under the table.
A chair cushion with the inscription: “A place for the most beautiful butt in the world.”
A year's supply of socks. There are sets for every day or sets for the number of weeks.

An expensive gift for the best employee

Such gifts are rare; for example, they are given at the end of the year based on work results. However, their benefits are obvious, since rewarding valuable employees motivates them to work even more efficiently. Such a gesture on the part of management makes it clear to the employee that his contribution to the development of the company is very important. However, in order to give a gift that is valuable to a person, you need to learn more about his preferences.

If the question arises about what to give an employee for good performance of job duties, then the best gift would be a bonus. However, it is even better if it is supplemented with something or even replaced with an interesting gift. There are many interesting options you can use as a present for the best employee in the office.

Personalized gift.

An engraved cigarette case can be given to an employee who smokes. A personalized watch would be a good option.

Expensive gift.

In this case, the gift must be useful. You can choose a case or bag made of genuine leather, or an e-book. A good option would be literature to improve professional skills, a good mobile phone or paid special courses.

Gift Certificate.

It can be purchased at any store, but to do this you need to decide what kind of gift you want to give. This could be sports equipment, household appliances. The advantage of the certificate is that the employee can choose the thing he needs.

Travel package.

Everyone wants to take a break from work, but not everyone can afford it. As a gift to a valuable employee, you can give a trip for several days, which will become motivation for productive work, will bring a lot of benefits and will be remembered for a long time.

Individual gifts from company management

Similar gifts are given on the occasion of February 23, March 8, New Year. Usually, souvenirs are selected that are the same in quality and cost for all employees.

Interesting puzzles.

It's not just children who like these toys. When choosing, it is important to consider quality and high level of complexity. As gifts you can use a Rubik's cube (cylinder, pyramid, etc.), a neocube consisting of magnetic balls, or a three-dimensional puzzle. This will allow employees to escape from various problems and relieve stress.

Relaxers
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These are small devices that are placed on the desk and help reduce visual strain, relieve stress, calm down and concentrate. There are models made in the form of lamps, water clocks, hourglasses with magnetic particles, night lights, Newton's pendulums, or even a desktop punching bag.

Stationery sets
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The gift usually includes a keychain and a pen. This is the most budget option, which is suitable for those cases when you need to provide attention for little money. There are sets on sale that contain a large number of items.

Stationery set for the boss

Sets for alcoholic drinks
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For men, sets of flasks and shot glasses are suitable, and women can be given beautiful glasses. A wide variety of offers makes it possible to purchase sets of equal price for all employees.

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Umbrellas
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This accessory is perfect for all employees. The original design makes it possible to choose the most unusual models. Men can be given an umbrella in the shape of a samurai sword, gun, sword. For women, an accessory in the shape of a flower, heart, or with fabric on which the design appears after getting wet is suitable. A wide selection makes it possible to purchase an individual model for each employee.

Gifts for employees on company anniversary

Unlike generally accepted holidays, for which you can give small souvenirs, a company anniversary is a more significant event, so you shouldn’t skimp on gifts. It must be remembered that employees are part of a well-coordinated mechanism that leads to the implementation of projects. Therefore, the emphasis on this day should be on the corporate spirit of employees.

A good gift for employees on a company's birthday can be items with its logo, for example, toys, clothes, stationery, electronics. Delicious gifts, for example, good tea or honey in a beautiful jar, are very popular among employees of organizations. Useful things for work will also make a good present (desk decorations).

However, such gifts should be in addition to the main one, for example, a good coffee machine for the office or a corporate party.

A banal evening in a restaurant or cafe can be replaced with a collective active holiday. This could be some kind of sporting event or outdoor recreation, which will help unite the team and raise corporate spirit.

However, the possibility of refusal must be provided for. It is unlikely that employee loyalty will increase if they are forced to participate in an event against their will.

Symbolic for 2021

Figures in the form of a Bull - a symbol of the coming year. This figurine will decorate your desktop and bring good luck.
Themed textiles. A set of New Year's towels or napkins will not be superfluous for decorating the festive table.
Traditional chocolate Santa Claus and Snow Maiden or chocolate Cow.
Calendar with wishes for success in the New Year 2021.
Christmas balls. Most families put up and decorate a Christmas tree for the New Year, so a beautiful ball will never be out of place.
New Year's magnets.

Gifts for employees' children

Despite the fact that the children of employees do not participate in the work of the company in any way, attention to them from management significantly increases the loyalty of the team. If this is a large enterprise, then it is enough to give gifts for major holidays, for example, company day and New Year. In a small company where employees communicate more closely with each other, you can congratulate the kids on their birthday.

If we talk about the age at which it is customary to give gifts to the children of employees, then this issue is decided by the company management, but most often it is 14 or 16 years old. In addition, there are no rules regarding exactly how many presents are needed (for each child or one) if there are several children in the family. The same applies to New Year's gifts for employees. The management of each company decides whether both parents will receive them if they work at the same company or one of them, as well as women on maternity leave.

When all these schemes have already been worked out, another question arises - what to give to the children of employees, for example, for the New Year holidays.

Set of sweets.

This gift is the most popular. Thanks to the huge range of sweet products in colorful packaging (bags, boxes, bags), there is no problem choosing something suitable. You can often see sweet gifts in stores wrapped in a soft toy. This option for a New Year's gift saves the employee responsible for preparing children's gifts from unnecessary fuss and hassle.

It is worth noting that it is more practical to buy a ready-made gift, but making it yourself will be cheaper. In the box, in addition to the usual chocolates, you can put apples, tangerines, oranges, kinder surprise, which all children like, marzipan, gingerbread, cookies and other baked goods for those with a sweet tooth.

Toys.

This is a great New Year's gift for any child. However, in this case it is necessary to take into account the age of the recipient. If these are kids, then you can choose a soft toy; for boys 3–8 years old, a car would be an excellent option; for girls, a doll. However, there are also universal options that are suitable for both, for example, a mosaic or a DIY kit.

For older children, you can give a board game as a gift. Still, the ideal option would be an individual gift for each child, but this is only possible in a small organization, where you can ask an employee about the preferences of his child.

Puzzles.

This is a good option for a gift for the children of employees, since both kids, teenagers, and adults love to collect puzzles. However, the choice of colorful paintings from pieces is so huge that difficulties may arise. Here you should also focus on the age of the recipient, since easy pictures are unlikely to be interesting for adults to collect, and complex ones for kids. In addition, the choice should be made based on gender, that is, for boys - these are images of cars, planes, tanks, and for girls - princesses, flowers, cartoon characters.

Purchasing puzzles for the children of employees in a large company is not such a difficult task; it is enough to divide the recipients by age and gender and order products in bulk for each individual category.

Educational games.

Here, first of all, you should focus on the age of the children. However, due to the fact that manufacturers indicate it on the boxes, the employee responsible for purchasing gifts should not have any difficulties making a choice.

Gifts can include construction sets, puzzles, board games, and creativity kits. The range of these products today is huge: from ordinary plasticine and modeling kits to applique and embroidery.

Children love to conduct various experiments and also make crafts, fortunately today there are many opportunities for this. You can give your kids kits for making their own slime, soap, perfume, crystals or cosmetics. A win-win option would be kits for experiments and experiments.

There is also a universal gift for children of employees - this is an artist’s set, which you can purchase ready-made or assemble yourself. As a rule, it includes an album, brushes, paints, pencils, and felt-tip pens. You can supplement it with a mini easel (drawing board) and wax crayons.

Other options.

Despite the fact that children are not picky when it comes to gifts, giving them something boring and simple is not worth it. It is much better to think and choose a present that will be a reminder all year round. Here are some options:

an umbrella with cartoon characters depicted on it (ideally taking into account the interests of each child);
bed linen or pillow with images of your favorite characters;
stationery sets (pens, pencils, markers), which in any case will be useful in kindergarten or school;
beautiful lamp or night light.

Even things that are useless from the point of view of adults are suitable for children, for example, funny and funny trinkets such as an eternal pendulum, angel figurines, and magnetic hourglasses.

Performances for the New Year.

As a rule, during the New Year holidays, many entertaining events are held in which children actively participate. In addition, this is another opportunity to spend time with your parents. When choosing matinee tickets as a gift, it is better if they have a floating or open date, so the family will not have to change plans to attend the event.

If you want to give an original gift to employees and their children, you can celebrate the New Year in the company itself. For a child, a holiday at his parents’ work is a real adventure. In this case, you will need to think through the script, prepare competitions and costumes. However, you can also use the services of professional presenters, which will greatly simplify the process. As practice shows, such events bring the team together much more effectively than corporate events.

Top 25 gifts for a colleague on his birthday

First, you need to decide how you want to congratulate the person: with the whole team or on your own. It is the price segment that will determine your capabilities.

Secondly, it is important what words you use to accompany your congratulations. It is wishes that can make any thing appropriate when presented. Therefore, if there is an opportunity to explain your choice and present a gift, use it.

Thirdly, any gift should emphasize individuality. If the previous birthday person in the office was given a watch, then you should not give the next one an alarm clock, and especially not the same watch. The colleague should feel that this gift is especially for him. KP invites you to consider options for different budgets and employee working conditions.

Remote colleague

Laptop table

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New gifts in the new realities of our lives. Portable tables are convenient to use in a bed, in a chair, or on the floor. They are foldable and take up little space when stored. Almost all are equipped with ventilated holes to avoid overheating of the gadget. There are models with a stand for a computer mouse. There are large tables on wheels that are convenient for moving around the apartment. You can choose a tray with a soft base to comfortably hold a table with a laptop on your lap.

Wireless charging

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A device for a colleague to always stay in touch. Each model has a stylish design and different charging characteristics to consider. The main thing is to find out whether your co-worker’s smartphone supports such a function as wireless charging. To do this, just clarify the model of the gadget and find its characteristics on the Internet. Next, it is advisable to choose a device with the most popular Qi charging standard, which works through electromagnetic induction. Less common standards may not work on some phones. Warn your colleague that there should be no other gadgets near the charger, and it is better to place the smartphone on the device without a case.

Subscription to online services

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If a colleague is always on the move, and there is no way to deliver a gift by courier or during a meeting, the Internet makes it possible to send a gift electronically. Almost everyone can benefit from a music subscription. This is an opportunity to listen to any compositions via an Internet service for a certain period of time. A photography enthusiast will appreciate yearly access to cloud storage. The most popular and relevant are subscriptions to services with films or TV series - you definitely can’t go wrong here.

Shoulder massage pillow

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If a colleague has to sit in one place for a long time at work, he will need a good shoulder massager. It is this area that takes on one of the main loads during sedentary work. There are models that attach directly to the chair to massage clogged muscles without being distracted from your work. Most devices also have infrared and heating functions. And if a person moves a lot on business, there are compact fabric massagers that can also be used on other parts of the back.

Speakerphone

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When work requires frequent calls and conference calls, it sometimes makes it difficult to leave the laptop even to go to the kitchen for tea. To give your colleague the opportunity to move freely around the apartment while he is negotiating, give him a speakerphone. The device is a speaker with echo and noise reduction functions, and most importantly, a microphone. This thing will also be useful in the office for meetings where the necessary employees are not present. Through the device, they will be able to connect to negotiations and attend them, communicating remotely with colleagues.

Gifts from the team

Genetic test

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A popular service to find out your predispositions in work, health and other areas of life, including ethnic origin. This is not a budget option, so it involves collective participation in congratulations. However, the cost is significantly reduced if you purchase a test to study only one group of genes. For example, ability and character can be examined. Or do an analysis to identify behavioral characteristics and work efficiency. The test can be selected depending on the type of activity of your colleague. A colleague will receive a box containing a test tube. Leaving his genetic material in it, he will call the courier. He will come and take the test tube for testing. The test owner will soon receive the results electronically.

Coffee machine

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When choosing this gift, it is important to understand whether the coffee machine will remain at the workplace or will go home to the birthday person. If the gift is for the office, you should choose a capsule device. It does not require a long refill: you ordered a block of capsules, inserted it into the device, and got the desired coffee. This technique is very easy to use. By the way, if not everyone drinks coffee, you can order sets of capsules with tea. For a home, a coffee machine can also be a grain coffee machine. This makes it possible to prepare higher quality and more varied varieties of the noble drink with the addition of, for example, natural cream.

E-reader or tablet

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A suitable gift for those who take a long time to get to work by public transport. To get a person to take a break from the phone and start reading educational literature, give him an e-book. Modern models already include access to libraries, so you don’t even have to buy books to read. If reading to a colleague is too boring, replace the surprise with a tablet. The gadget will allow the employee not only to have fun on the road, but also to start work at the appointed time remotely if he suddenly had to be delayed.

Safe

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This is a gift for both home and office. If a colleague owns large sums of money or important documents, he will feel safer leaving them in a safe place. At home, such an item will be useful for storing important things. After all, safes protect valuables not only from thieves, but also from fires, if you choose a fireproof model. A small storage area will be easy to hide. And to prevent the theft of the safe itself, choose an option that is attached to other, larger items.

Motivational poster

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This is a budget gift, however, it will require the participation of a team if you decide to create the poster yourself. You purchase canvas and paints, and then each worker leaves their wishes, prints, drawings on it - it depends on the person’s creative streak. The main thing is to fill the entire space of the poster. The best option is to write inspiring phrases: “You will overcome everything,” “We believe in you,” “Only forward.” When creativity in a team is bad, you can choose a ready-made picture with a motivating phrase. There are stylish paintings with the simple words “Work Harder.” A more gentle option is a scratch-off poster, from which you erase the coating if you have completed the task indicated on the poster. There are many proposals in this series: 100 books to read, or 100 dishes to try.

Gifts from myself

Sippy cup

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If you have a close relationship with a birthday colleague and want to congratulate him personally, we offer budget options that will be useful both in work and in life. Your friend will be very grateful for a sippy cup. The most dangerous thing for technology is a drink that is nearby and can at any moment destroy your favorite gadget forever. Sippy mugs won't allow this. There are models with special lids, and there is a mug with a suction cup that you will never knock off the table, no matter how hard you push it.

Light alarm clock

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When you have to get up early, a new device that will gently wake up your colleague in the morning will be a relevant gift. The highlight of the light alarm clock is that half an hour before waking up, the device begins to shine with a soft light, simulating a sunrise. This effect prepares the body to rise. Later, the set melody, radio or sounds of nature begin to play, depending on the owner’s choice. The models have different designs: in the shape of a ball resembling the sun, or a disk on which a watch is also located. The device can be used before bed as a night light or an anti-stress device that makes the sounds of chirping birds in the forest. Its main function is to relieve tension and have a relaxing effect.

Power bank

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Surprise your colleague with a 20,000 or 30,000 mAh battery. Such a device allows its owner to remotely charge the phone for several days without using a power outlet. And even more power allows you to distribute power to two gadgets at once. The only downside is that they are heavier and larger than standard portable batteries. You can choose a device with an interesting design. For example, a power bank in the shape of Iron Man's head, or a can of condensed milk.

Vacation money box

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Pigs with a slit on their back are a thing of the past. Modern money boxes not only save money, but also give positive emotions when putting it away. For example, there is a piggy bank safe, to open which you will need to enter a special code. They also sell boxes with a thief: when you put a coin or bill in a certain area of the toy, the paw of a cute animal appears from it, which slowly pulls the money into the container. One of the stylish ones is a frame piggy bank: by throwing money away for transparent glass, you can see how much has accumulated. Among the new products is a box with a bunch of numbers on the surface. You need to choose any amount that is indicated there, put that much money in the box and cross out the number. Goal: cross out all the numbers on the piggy bank by putting the corresponding amounts into the box.

Launch Box

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Containers for lunch are useful both in the household and during work for a lunch break. The originality of the containers exceeds any expectations. They are equipped with different compartments, compartments for sauces, cutlery, and hot trays. The most useful lunchbox has a food heating function. The most non-standard one is made of fabric - it is used to carry sandwiches. And the most environmentally friendly is made of bamboo fiber.

Gifts to help with work

Antiseptic dispenser

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A personal automatic dispenser is one of the most popular gifts these days. Regardless of where they work: in a store or salon, while driving or in the office, people forget to use hand sanitizer if it is not in front of their eyes. A stylish, neat dispenser at your workplace can be filled with a high-quality antibacterial product that cares for the skin of your hands. Or you can use it exclusively for cosmetic purposes and pour your favorite cream into it. The most modern model is considered to be touch dispensers that do not require touching. They dispense a dose of the drug when you bring your hands to the body. Many dispensers are wall mounted. For a gift, it is advisable to choose more stylish tabletop container options.

Golf set

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Golf trains concentration - an important quality for employees of any company. Therefore, the game will be appropriate, especially since it is considered a privilege of successful people. The set allows you to have fun at home, on the street, and in the office. The set is a case containing a assembled stick, a ball and an arch that functions as a hole. There are elite options where the stick is made of metal and the storage box is made of natural wood. And there is table golf with a miniature club, ball and hole. Such mini-sizes make the task very difficult. By the way, most of the sets are called “office golf”, since the game has long been popular in many companies during lunch breaks.

Magnetic whiteboard

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The most useful thing at work for saving notes and messages. You can choose a half-meter board for the wall or a small tabletop. The main thing is to take care of a set of magnets for attaching notes and markers for drawing, as well as a special sponge for erasing ink. Improved option: marker-magnetic-textile board, which is divided into 2 parts. One of them is classic, and the second has a fabric cover, to which you can attach notes using buttons.

Motivational literature

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It is best to choose books that are bestsellers. They will not only be useful for reading, but also a stylish accessory on your desktop. If your coworker doesn't follow fashion, books from more classic authors such as Napoleon Hill or Robert Kiyosaki will suit him. A proven version of the all-time publication for colleagues, bosses and partners is “Capital” by Karl Marx. It would be especially impressive to present the birthday person with a gift edition.

Organizer grid

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The modern accessory consists of metal rods intertwined with each other, onto which the necessary records and tools for work are placed using clips and trays. Sometimes, accessories are not included with the grille, so you should take care to purchase them and give the complete set as a gift. The shape of the product can be rectangular or hexagonal. And the weave inside is from simple squares to fancy geometric shapes. These design patterns add more options for using lattice. Such an interior detail will be useful not only for work, but also for home use, like a key holder or a jewelry net.

Gifts that relieve stress and fatigue

Certificate for spa salon

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Try to choose a salon near the office so that the person does not waste time on the road and does not put off the gift indefinitely. This may not be a whole spa program, although who would refuse, right? You can choose a subscription for a foot or head massage or an aromatherapy session. One of the latest innovations is floating: a person is immersed in a capsule of water, into which neither sound nor light penetrates. In the absence of all external stimuli, with conditions close to gravity, the body relaxes, which promotes rest and stress relief.

Table fountain

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One of the most popular cures for stress that so often arises at work is the sound of singing birds and the murmur of water. A small source of water on the office desk will serve as an anti-stress background during the working day. Models of modern fountains are very stylish. For example, there is a wall-mounted mini fountain, where a stream of water flows vertically along a plane with a pattern or backlight. Among the exotic ones: waterfalls in oriental style with the head of Buddha or a figurine of Ganesha. Decorative fountains with Chinese vessels will appeal to Feng Shui lovers. And for a change, you can give a water stream with lighting and fog.

Fortune cookies and tea set

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The most neutral, symbolic gift: delicious tea and unusual sweets. Popular fortune cookies can be selected based on a specific theme. There is boxing, where instead of prophecies there will be compliments. And there is a set with quotes from the great classics of literature. Of course, cookies need to be accompanied by the birthday boy’s favorite drink. It is advisable to choose gift packaging for tea or coffee and a cute accessory in the form of a French press or cup holders.

Anti-stress coloring book

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This is a popular type of art therapy that helps a person focus on one type of activity, discard obsessive thoughts, calm down and relax. The peculiarity of this coloring is that the drawings in it have smooth, rounded lines, there are no sharp corners or sharp outlines. It is important to supplement the book with objects for coloring. Wax crayons, felt-tip pens, and gel pens are perfect. Don’t risk buying pencils - they wear out quickly, often break and make an unpleasant rustling noise when used.

Vision board

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The wish card can be sold in different formats. For example, a double-sided poster board with schematic symbols that needs to be filled out and hung in a visible place. Or a whole set that contains whatman paper with a drawing, stickers, trackers or markers. There is a cork wall organizer with thematic zones for visualizing goals. As an alternative, you can choose a wish diary: it has a stylish cover and inscriptions that inspire new achievements.

List of not the most successful gifts

Whatever professional field the company operates in, regardless of its size, there is a list of gifts that are not recommended to be given:

The same presents . When gifts to employees are repeated every year, that is, men receive a shaving kit on February 23, and women receive a box of chocolates on March 8, then the surprise effect disappears. In addition, in this case, employees do not feel attentive from management. Everyone already knows in advance what they will get, and it becomes boring.
Low quality cheap gifts . This could be clothes that lose their appearance after the first wash because they are made of poor fabric, pens that stop writing after a few days, or bad-smelling soap. These, of course, can be called gifts, but hardly anyone wants to receive them. Moreover, in this case one cannot expect an increase in loyalty either.
Cosmetic products . Every woman uses a set of cosmetics of a certain brand, so you shouldn’t give everyone the same thing, otherwise you shouldn’t expect anything but indignation from the fairer sex.
Cloth . It’s not worth giving your company’s employees items of clothing as gifts, since they are unlikely to want to wear the same thing, and you may not be able to guess the size. The only exception may be T-shirts in corporate colors.
Presents with humor . It must be taken into account that the same things may seem funny to one person and offensive to another. In order to give humorous gifts to employees, you need to know the team very well.
Each has its own gift . You should never give employees different gifts, because rumors may spread that there are favorites in the team, some will think that they were underestimated, others will be completely offended. Therefore, it is necessary to give everyone the same thing.
If the preferences of employees are known, then you should never give them unnecessary gifts , for example, handing over a certificate to a cosmetic store for loaders, or giving parachute jumps to young teachers.

Lottery, funny drawing

How to give gifts to colleagues? Of course, you can simply present them, calling names and wishing standard success, good luck and happiness. Or you can have a lot of fun by organizing a real quest. A sea of positive emotions, laughter and impressions are guaranteed.

Game of Secret Santa. The point of the game is that everyone draws the name of a colleague from a bag and gives him a gift. In this way, all members of the organization are involved. Everyone is both a recipient and a giver of gifts at the same time. You can slightly diversify the game and write under each name what each team member would like to receive as a gift. Within the pre-agreed amount, of course.
An interesting option for giving gifts came to our country from America. Each team member buys a gift, wraps it and puts it in a bag. Then, at the holiday, everyone should go to the bag and pull out a present for themselves, trying to guess by touch what is there.
You can hide numbers in a bag and write similar ones on gifts for colleagues. It is better to buy universal things for this purpose. Anyone can give themselves a number for a rhyme, for example. You can perform a dance or song to earn a number. No one will be left without a gift at office parties.
If the gifts are small, the organizers can decorate the tree with them and put them under it. Then, during the New Year's party, each member of the team is invited to present and open the gift, sharing their emotions.
You can also present gifts at a corporate party after various competitions, where team members are divided into several teams.

New Year's holidays are our favorite time. Fun, long weekends and a storm of emotions are what we all love about him. Give gifts to co-workers. This is both pleasant and useful for creating good relationships with colleagues.

Soon we will all make wishes, drink champagne as the chimes strike and celebrate the New Year, which will certainly be better than the previous one and will bring us all only happiness. We hope that our selection was useful, and the holidays will bring not only emotions, but also the fulfillment of all desires. In the New Year, we wish our readers success in their careers and achievement of new goals.

How to give gifts

To create a festive atmosphere, you need to properly design a gift for an employee:

choose attractive packaging and tie everything with ribbon;
attach a personalized card to the gift for the recipient;
Add a small sweet one to a big gift.

The delivery can be organized in the form of a surprise, for example, when employees come to work they will find pleasant gifts in their place. If it's New Year's, a good option would be to organize a performance, for example, a parody of a children's party or a funny skit. Alternatively, you can simply hand out gifts and say a couple of warm parting words to everyone, but this should be done from the heart, and not read from a piece of paper.

We cannot fail to mention monetary gifts to employees. An award is, of course, also a good present, but not exactly a festive one. This option is best used to reward an outstanding employee. As for other cases, it is worth adding at least a chocolate packaged in a beautiful wrapper to the money - this will create a festive atmosphere.

With humor in life - 10 cool gifts

Sometimes relationships in a team are informal and friendly. It also happens that all people are still young. Sometimes they know each other from their student days. Then a cool gift is appropriate and pleasant. It is advisable to offer the employee:

Anti-stress pillow in the shape of a funny figure.
Bouquet of sweets.
Composition of fruits with greeting cards.
Lemonade in luxury alcohol packaging is a great way to give a cool gift to a colleague.
A set of video selfies of each person with a personal congratulation.
Dance Training Guide.
An Oscar statuette listing all the merits of the hero of the occasion.
Cake with the image of the birthday boy.
A treat of different types of ice cream.
Congratulations chocolate card.

Such gifts are designed to emphasize the warm relationships in the team and the informal atmosphere in the workplace. They are designed to set colleagues up for relaxation and entertainment. They often bring employees together, allowing them to watch a video or listen to music together.

DIY gifts for an employee

It will be no less pleasant for an employee to receive a gift made with her own hands. But in this case, we are not talking about crafts, the most that can be done by hand is a postcard, but about beautifully decorating or completing items purchased in a store. The exception is the gift of truly handmade items, but made by professionals - wallets, leather folders, wooden bookends.

You can assemble and pack various sets yourself, for example, if you take a large box and just throw all sorts of things, even cosmetics, into it, it won’t be very beautiful and presentable. But if you cover the same box with wrapping paper, divide it inside with cardboard partitions, and put hay, sawdust, and special decorative grass at the bottom of each cell, it will turn out beautifully. And already on this structure they place (in each cell separately) a small gift:

face cream, hand cream, perfume, shampoo, shower gel;
notepad, pen, other stationery;
cup or dish;
scarf;
a postcard and a certificate for going to the salon.

Even the most insignificant gift can be presented in such a way that its value and cost in the eyes of the recipient increases its value several times over.

45-50 years

Women at this age have almost everything, so colleagues can please an employee with an invitation to a tea party by setting a small table during a lunch break or after the end of the working day. A middle-aged woman will also enjoy purely useful things - various bedding, stationery. You can give:

household appliances;
gardening kit, if a woman is passionate about this;
a set of fertilizers for indoor plants along with any plant in a pot;
indoor fountain;
aquarium with goldfish;
mobile phone stand;
some things for the computer - a nice mouse pad, a webcam, a mouse, good headphones, a flash drive.

If the budget is limited, a large box of chocolates with a cake will do, but if funds allow, then they give expensive sets, bedspreads, and coffee machines.

55-60 years

A woman aged 55-60 years old is given jewelry made of natural stones, expensive eau de toilette and cosmetics, certificates for trips to the salon, as well as:

glasses case;
digital photo frame;
case for phone;
backlit e-book;
plaid;
indoor plant;
a set of seeds for planting;
a shawl or a beautiful scarf.

If a woman loves to cook, then she is given various baking sets.

65 years old

A woman over 65 years old is given various pleasant little things for the home, for example, a set of potholders, napkins, tablecloths. Perhaps the employee will be happy:

certificate for a gardening store;
cookery book;
a beautiful gift set of cosmetics;
bedspread

If all this has already been given and re-gifted more than once, then it is better to give a beautiful postcard and money that the recipient can use at his own discretion.

Universal gifts for an employee

If nothing is known about your colleague’s interests, then it is better to limit yourself to a universal gift:

mug;
makeup kit;
certificate for a purchase or service;
postcard;
bouquet of flowers;
candies and other sweets;
tea, coffee, other drinks;
any office equipment;
stationery;
ordering congratulations on radio or television.

The standard set also includes all kinds of photo frames, vases, glasses, plates, spoons and forks.

What is better not to give to an employee?

The following gifts are prohibited:

underwear, clothing;
decorations and jewelry;
shoes.

The employee will not be happy with gifts that hint at any of her shortcomings, for example, a slimming belt, a gym membership, acne cream or for problem skin. The exception is that perhaps the woman herself asked for such a gift.

Choosing gifts for women is always a little more difficult than for men. The task becomes much more complicated if we are talking about an employee with whom colleagues are not familiar enough or do not know her at all. You should not give useless and uninteresting things. If you can’t choose something worthwhile, it’s better to donate money.

What to give a colleague inexpensively

If you can’t do without a gift, and your budget is very limited, you should pay attention to inexpensive but pleasant little things that everyone can afford, for example:

A set of sweets and drinks - candies, honey, tea, coffee. You can give a jar of Nesquik and a box of chocolates, the same box of chocolates and a large bag of loose tea, a jar of coffee, cream.
Craft kits. There are expensive ones, and there are those that you can assemble yourself for a reasonable price. So, if it is known for sure that an employee loves to embroider, then threads will always be useful to her. At the same time, it is not necessary to take all the shades presented in the store at once; you can limit yourself to 5-6 colors. Two balls of wool are enough to knit socks or a scarf.
Creator's Kit. Paintings by numbers can be found for a relatively low price. In addition, you can give kits for bead embroidery, making your own soap, etc.
A mug, a set of inexpensive glasses. Not too original, but practical, mugs are never superfluous, they can always be used. The glasses are also not too expensive.
Tablecloth. A beautiful tablecloth will definitely please any woman. Such beauty wears out very quickly.
Bed sheets. Even inexpensive sets can be of very high quality.
Blanket or small blanket. It’s a small thing, but it will definitely be nice.
Thermos or boxes for storing and transporting food. You always feel sorry for money for such little things.
Alarm. An original alarm clock from China, naturally, will cost about 400-600 rubles.
Kitchen set. Napkins, towels, oven mitts, apron.
Set of combs. The main thing is that the employee does not take this as a hint that her hairstyle is not neat enough.
Notebook. It’s not original, but if you manage to choose a notebook with an incredibly beautiful cover, the gift will definitely be highly appreciated.

You can buy inexpensive sets of spoons and knives, book stands and tablets.

Office needs

If you can't yet give all your employees a Parker pen, don't despair. There are more affordable, nice stationery products that will be useful to everyone. For example, a desktop organizer or a diary. By the way, diaries have been a traditional corporate gift for many large companies for many years. And we found an option with an affordable price in Sima Land.

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Gift ideas for an employee from a female colleague

Women are more knowledgeable about gifts than men, especially when it comes to choosing a gift for a representative of the same sex. So, you can give a female colleague a gift:

eau de toilette or perfume;
cosmetics;
textiles (again, it is unlikely that he will be able to choose a set of bed linen of exactly the color and quality that a woman requires);
a box of chocolates;
indoor plant;
Tea coffee;
purchase certificate.

Perhaps, if the relationship with a colleague is close enough, even give her some clothing items, for example, a scarf or tights, pajamas.