Lucky for us, boss made us do DIY gifts!!!!

Under normal circumstances, should you buy a Christmas gift for co-workers? The short answer is: No. Gift giving at the workplace is primarily done between females. Men rarely exchange gifts. Women, on the other hand, exchange gifts with a large number of co-workers out of some unwritten obligation. This tradition of obligatory female gift giving needs to come to an end. 

Why should you never buy Christmas gifts for co-workers: 

1. Usually the gift is horrible. The gift you give and the gift you receive is usually subpar. Gifts for coworkers are typically the last of your concerns. The result is disasterous. 

2. In exchanging gifts, where everyone buys just one gift ( the norm now ), you have no idea for whom you are required to purchase a gift.  During lunch, you'll run out to Watsons and purchase them some stupid gift set or candle. Which might start their house on fire later in the evening...lol..... 

3. If that's not the norm, & you have to get multiple gifts,  you might just force that one lady into a deep depression. Your list of gift recipients will always exclude that one lady who is deeply offended by the fact that you did not purchase her anything. She'll never tell you, but she will despise you for the rest of your life. And of course sabo you when she has the chance! 

4. You are sucked into a never-ending cycle of mandatory gift giving. Once you start buying gifts for someone, you can't just stop. You are required to purchase a gift for that person until you are no longer working with them. Even after you're no longer colleagues, you have no idea if they're still going to buy you a gift. The fear of not having a gift for them forces you into purchasing a just-in-case gift which is usually something you find in the a random checkout line as you buy a real gift for someone else.