CHICAGO and ATLANTA, Dec. 8,
2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gift exchange events in the office
can get really inappropriate, really fast – all it takes is one
coworker to take the idea of a gag gift one step too far.
CareerBuilder's annual holiday survey asked workers across the U.S.
to share the most unusual gift they have received from a fellow
employee during the holiday season.
The national survey was conducted nationally online by Harris
Poll from August 11 to September 7,
2016 and included more than 3,300 employees (of which 3,133
are in the private sector) and 2,379 hiring managers and human
resource professionals across industries and company sizes.
Twenty-two percent of workers say they plan to buy holiday gifts
for coworkers, and 21 percent plan to buy a gift for the boss,
similar to last year.
Of those who plan to buy gifts for their coworkers or bosses,
the majority (73 percent) expect to spend no more than $25 on each gift, 33 percent will cap their
spending at $10 and 11 percent will
spend $5 or less.
Most Unusual Gifts
Traditional holiday gifts are still
office regulars: ornaments, gift cards, books and candy, but some
workers may not know where "the line" is when it comes to holiday
gift-giving at work. The following are among the most unusual
presents workers received from co-workers:
- Two left-handed gloves
- Coconut bra
- Jar of gravy
- A fake lottery ticket
- A real stuffed duck
- Toilet paper that looked like money
- Post-it Notes
- Dish detergent
- A pen holder that looks like a crime scene victim
- A comic book of an obscure movie
- A handmade ornament for a sports team the recipient had never
heard of
- A singing chicken
- A whip
Employers Spreading the Holiday Cheer
While 46 percent
of employers plan to give their employees gifts this year – on par
with last year - they are also finding other ways to get into the
holiday spirit.
- Parties: 69 percent of employers plan on throwing a
holiday party for employees this year – up 3 percent from last
year.
- Bonuses: 54 percent of employers plan to give employees
holiday bonuses this year – the same as 2015 – but 15 percent say
the bonus will be greater than last year.
- Charity: Nearly half of all employers (48 percent) plan
to enrich the lives of others outside of the office by making
charitable donations, on par with last year.
Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online
within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among
2,379 hiring and human resource managers ages 18 and over (employed
full-time, not self-employed, non-government) and 3,336 employees
ages 18 and over (employed full-time, not self-employed; including
3,133 in the private sector) between August
11 and September 7, 2016. Percentages for some questions are
based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions.
With pure probability samples of 2,379 and 3,336, one could say
with a 95 percent probability that the overall results have
sampling errors of +/- 2.01 and +/- 1.70 percentage points,
respectively. Sampling error for data from sub-samples is higher
and varies.
About CareerBuilder®
CareerBuilder is the only
end-to-end human capital management company covering the entire
candidate lifecycle and employee lifecycle for businesses. As the
global leader in its industry, CareerBuilder specializes in
cutting-edge HR software as a service to help companies with every
step of talent acquisition and management. CareerBuilder works with
top employers across industries, providing solutions for talent and
labor market analytics, job distribution, candidate sourcing,
tracking, onboarding, HRIS, benefits administration and
compliance. It also operates leading job sites around the
world. Owned by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA), Tribune Media (NYSE:TRCO)
and McClatchy (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries
operate in the United States,
Europe, South America, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit
www.careerbuilder.com.
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