For a colleague
What to gift a colleague (that isn’t chocolate)
Office quirks, deadline heroics, “one more minute” — warm humor that stays professional.
Typical office gifts
- A box of sweets or chocolate
- A mug and a tea set
- A planner and a pen
- A café gift card
Why they feel generic
Office gifts turn into routine fast: sweets get eaten, the mug joins the other eight. There is almost nothing personal in them.
A better angle
- A kind book about a colleague’s office superpowers — no crude jokes and no in-jokes that leave people out
- A gift from the whole team: each person answers a couple of questions, and you get one shared surprise
- Safe humor: habits and situations, not professionalism or private life
FAQ
What should a team gift a colleague for a birthday?
A personal mini-book about their office character: endless calls, deadline rescues, and catchphrases — funny and polite.
Won’t that feel too personal?
The tone is set for a colleague: only safe topics, no salary talk, no naming managers, no private facts.
How do we give it?
As a link in the work chat, a QR code on a card, or a printed PDF on the desk.
How it works
- 1. Answer short questions about their character
- 2. Add a few notes of your own and upload a photo
- 3. We write the story; you approve the text and unlock illustrations
- 4. Share the link — or print the PDF