ladies I need some help

[Vet]

With Christmas pending, I need some help dealing with one of my employees and Chrismas..... The problem is I'm slightly afraid that she will feel obligated to get me some sort of a Christmas gift this year.   She's been sick this last fall, running up some medical bills and missing over a week of work.  Then last week a tree fell on her house.  I know she's really, really strapped for cash with all of that going on and the last thing I want her to do is waste money on myself or anyone else we work with. 

I tried to drop hints the other week basically telling her and some of the other workers I didn't want anything for Christmas, I wasn't getting anyone anything for Christmas and I didn't want anything from anyone.  I'm getting the impression she's going to try to get office gifts anyway. 

Any suggestions on how to let her know I really don't want her to waste money on any of us in the office without being a prick about it?  I've considered just pulling her aside and talking with her, but I also don't want to come across as an asshole for doing that too. 

Thanks.

[xxxLinda]

Can't believe you've not yet had any fantastic advice here, but I'm sure you will, soon...


If you are the boss, I suggest you stipulate to everyone that there will be no presents whatsoever, and say let's just have a drink after work.

Then have a whip-round for the most unfortunate employee of the year and put it discretly in an envelope on her desk from everyone?
xL

[ripitupbaby]

That's nice of you to be considerate of her situation.  I can't imagine that it would be taken badly if you just tell her.  I agree, if you are boss, just make a rule for the office that there will be no gifts. 

 

[benz]

With Christmas pending, I need some help dealing with one of my employees and Chrismas..... The problem is I'm slightly afraid that she will feel obligated to get me some sort of a Christmas gift this year.   She's been sick this last fall, running up some medical bills and missing over a week of work.  Then last week a tree fell on her house.  I know she's really, really strapped for cash with all of that going on and the last thing I want her to do is waste money on myself or anyone else we work with. 

I tried to drop hints the other week basically telling her and some of the other workers I didn't want anything for Christmas, I wasn't getting anyone anything for Christmas and I didn't want anything from anyone.  I'm getting the impression she's going to try to get office gifts anyway. 

Any suggestions on how to let her know I really don't want her to waste money on any of us in the office without being a prick about it?  I've considered just pulling her aside and talking with her, but I also don't want to come across as an asshole for doing that too. 

Thanks.

Fire her!!
Just be honest and do what you have in mind ("considered just pulling her aside and talking with her"), if you are the boss, take advantage of that, she will understand, if not, at least you know you did the right thing.

[michael arvilla]

Tell her in lieu of spending money on gifts...........this year you will take "sexual favors" instead


 

[Butterbean]

I agree w/the serious responses here (sorry Mike ).

[Laura Lee]

Tell her in lieu of spending money on gifts...........this year you will take "sexual favors" instead


 

hmmm, I'm pretty broke too.  Should I offer the same?

















 

















j/k