19 Disappointing Corporate Gifts That Might Make You Want to Start Looking for Another Job

Presents are important not for their monetary value but for emotions they bring. Even a small souvenir can be a great gift if it conveys your love and care. On the other hand, a present that was given to just tick the box can be quite discouraging. And this is what sometimes happens at work. We put together a few corporate presents that made the heroes of this article think about changing jobs.

1. “The warehouse I work at was #1 in the company for the first quarter, and our management promised a huge reward. This was it.”

2. “I got this as a gift from work. I think he’s going through something.”

3. “This definitely makes up for the toxic work environment and forced overtime!”

4. “It’s honestly just offensive. My sister got this from work this week.”

5. “12 years at a company working 9 to 8. Here’s the Christmas bonus.”

6. “This was my Christmas bonus.”

7. “My Christmas bonus that made me hand in my notice”

8. “Our Christmas gift from a Fortune 500 company”

9. “The Christmas bonus I received once upon a time after 5 years on the job.”

10. “Our Christmas gift had 7 pieces of stale candy and a card full of empty platitudes.”

11. “Our yearly Christmas bonus — 2 cookies per person”

12. “Our Christmas bonus in one of the company’s most profitable years”

13. “I haven’t received a Christmas bonus in many years from the boss. That changed today.”

14. “Imagine getting this as a gift bag from your boss.”

15. “Bonus? No. Here’s a cheap snowflake.”

16. A gift from work

17. “I helped my company’s accounting team get $190M in profits sorted this year. My Christmas bonus this year.”

• This looks like a gift a 2nd grader would get from his teacher. © ganztaDT / Reddit

18. “Here’s my Christmas bonus.”

19. “A ’Good for your wellbeing’ gift from work”

• It’s yellow so you know it’s for peeing in so you can stay productive instead of taking a break. © Iankalou / Reddit