Contributing to a group gift for your NM?

[*ac*]

Just wondering if this is common?

We're being asked to contribute for a holiday gift card for our manager, in any amount. If you're doing this, if you don't mind, could you share how much you're contributing? I just don't know what's appropriate.

[StrwbryblndRN]

If I were to give I would do $5.oo. But I agree with the previous post to give only if you are in the spirit of it.

I am not in the giving spirit this year for my NM or the 2 assist NM or the Clinical coordinator or somebody else that I can't remember their title, so I will not give. (I know I sound bad but I have my reasons.)

[whipping girl in 07, RN]

Seriously???

I've never worked anywhere where it was expected to give the BOSS something for Christmas! Now if my boss were leaving, I'd chip in for a going-away present...my co-workers of my very small department threw me a baby shower when I had my son 2 and a half years ago...we bought our boss lunch for Boss's day a couple of months ago...it was the first time we'd ever done that. At my prn job they are always having baby showers or wedding showers for different co-workers...I've never been to any of them. A few of my co-workers chipped in for a gift when I had my daughter 4 and a half years ago, which was nice, but totally unexpected and honestly a little weird, as they all worked days and I worked nights, but anyway...

Cheesy...especially with the economy how it is right now.

[shellsgogreen]

i hand over the requisite $5 - just glad that i wasn't the one selected to do the shopping for that gift.

our manager's gift to us - more paperwork, meetings and new rules.:icon_roll

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

seriously???

i've never worked anywhere where it was expected to give the boss something for christmas! now if my boss were leaving, i'd chip in for a going-away present...my co-workers of my very small department threw me a baby shower when i had my son 2 and a half years ago...we bought our boss lunch for boss's day a couple of months ago...it was the first time we'd ever done that. at my prn job they are always having baby showers or wedding showers for different co-workers...i've never been to any of them. a few of my co-workers chipped in for a gift when i had my daughter 4 and a half years ago, which was nice, but totally unexpected and honestly a little weird, as they all worked days and i worked nights, but anyway...

cheesy...especially with the economy how it is right now.

there is a nurse that recently transferred to our department; while she is nice as a person, she brings in more confusion to the workplace and most of us can do without her grandstanding. if she were leaving, i would get her a one way ticket to where ever she wants to go to ensure that she doesn't darken our clinic doors ever again. i don't see that happening, so...

[BroadwayRN, ASN, RN]

I agree it depends on how many people are going in on the gift. I would say $100 gift would be more than sufficient so I would divide by the number of people expected to give and give that much. I would never give over $20.00