Thoughts on office secret santas or gift exchanges? Everyone in my department wants to do one but in my experience, they are nothing but trouble. People will sign up to participate, then not buy anything. Last year, someone who didn't sign up to do secret santa, jumped in during the exchange, grabbed someone else's gift before anyone noticed what happened. Leaving someone who purchased a gift with nothing. Why do people love these secret santas so much?

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I think it is insensitive to people who don’t celebrate. It can be isolating.

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My office gives each person a stocking to hang. Then everyone who wants to participate puts a small 1-2 dollar gift in it. No stress and you never know who did or didn’t buy something. There’s 20 of us so it’s not expensive

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Nope. Hard pass. I’m glad I’m remote now!

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Hope last year’s issue isn’t repeated.
Send the rules in advance including that only those who buy a gift can participate.

I don’t need to worry. My nearest teammates are 1500 miles away.

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