Does your company typically give out a holiday gift? Mine typically gives out a small item such as a blanket or something like that. It's nothing major but it's a nice gesture.

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Yeah, we get some corporate swag. One year it was a blanket, another year it was a little Bluetooth speaker. There were also mugs, water bottles, and some other stuff I can't recall. It is a nice gesture, some coworkers get a little salty that it's not something impressive. But I think of it as a Christmas card with something else tossed in.

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We usually will get something small like a mug or a notebook with branding on it. I have come from places where that was not a thing so I really do appreciate the holiday token.

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We got these extremely weird calendars one year that had our name written out in a different nature scene for each month lolol. It was hilarious but also weirdly insulting for how much work we put in every year. Idk why they bother with these lame gifts. Either make it good or just give us an extra day or two off. That would go a lot further

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Mine give out hams and turkeys

We do. It's usually something smaller, but useful. We also get a Christmas breakfast. I love a big breakfast so it's one of my favorite days of the year.

We each get a $25 amazon gift card or one year it was Target. Its not much but I have worked places that didn't give us anything so I will take it.

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