Be careful when playing Santaat the office. Giving certain gifts could get you in trouble.

    扮圣誕老人在辦公室里大派禮物可要當(dāng)心。送禮不當(dāng)可能會(huì)惹禍上身。

    A Victoria'sSecret gift card for the cute gal who works in the neighboringcubicle？ Not appropriate.

    A dictionaryfor the new co-worker whose misspellings on email you've had tocorrect？ It probably won't be appreciated.

    例如給臨桌的可愛女孩送張Victoria's Secret性感內(nèi)衣的代金卡？這可不太合適�；蛘呓o在電子郵件中常犯拼寫錯(cuò)誤，弄得你要幫他糾正的新同事送本字典？這或許也不會(huì)讓對(duì)方心生感激。

    Here are someguidelines for appropriate gift giving in the workplace下面提供了一些工作場(chǎng)合適宜的送禮建議：

    送上司：

    Generally，it's not appropriate to give your boss a gift. It can come withmixed messages. People worry that it seems like you are trying tobuy favoritism.

    一般來講，給上司送禮物是不合適的。這樣做可能會(huì)產(chǎn)生副作用。人們擔(dān)心這看上去好像你在討好上司。

    Instead， seeif co-workers would like to contribute to a gift for the boss fromthe whole office. If you're charged with buying the gift， stickwith office-related items or something that fits with the subjectof your company's work. Or， if your boss has a hobby or interest，such as golf， consider a gift that plays to that.

    相反，看看同事是否愿意湊錢、以整個(gè)辦公室的名義給上司送個(gè)禮物。如果你負(fù)責(zé)買禮物，要買與辦公有關(guān)的用品，或是符合公司工作內(nèi)容的禮物。如果你的上司有什么興趣或愛好的話，比如打高爾夫球，你還可以考慮買相應(yīng)的物品作為禮物。

    送同事：

    You and co-workers also can chip in to get small gifts for people working under you， like the receptionist or mailroom staff.

    你和同事還可以湊錢給級(jí)別比你們低的同事買點(diǎn)小禮物，比如前臺(tái)或收發(fā)室的人。

    If you're exchanging gifts with co-workers， it's best to buy something simple for everyone in your team or group. Keep individual gift giving outside the office.

    如果你要和同事互換禮物，最好是買些對(duì)你們小組或團(tuán)隊(duì)中每個(gè)人都適用的簡(jiǎn)單禮物。不要在辦公室里單獨(dú)送禮物。

    For the bossas well as co-workers， avoid items that are too personal——say，perfume， scented bath products， jewelry， lingerie or otherclothing. Also steer away from alcohol and tobaccoproducts.

    無論是對(duì)上司還是同事，都要避免送過于私人性的禮物，比如香水、帶香味的沐浴產(chǎn)品、珠寶、內(nèi)衣或其他衣服。此外，還要避免送煙酒。

    Gag gifts cancause problems as well. "Not everyone translates humor the way you might" and you risk off ending someone， says Jacqueline Whitmore，author of "Business Class： Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work." Cash is a no-no as are gifts that are too expensive. "You'regoing to look like you are just trying to win favor，" she says.

    帶有惡作劇性質(zhì)的禮物也可能會(huì)帶來問題�！独习宀徽f，但你要做到的事》一書的作者杰奎琳�；萏啬�爾說，并非每個(gè)人都會(huì)以你那樣的方式欣賞幽默，你可能會(huì)冒犯什么人�，F(xiàn)金或是過于貴重的禮物都是禁忌。因?yàn)檫@些讓你看起來好像是在努力贏得好感。

    You don't have to reciprocate if a co-worker gives you a gift.

    如果同事送禮物給你，你不一定要回贈(zèng)。

    送客戶：

    It's your call whether to buy gifts for clients， vendors or people you have a professional relationship with outside the office.

    是否要給客戶、供應(yīng)商或辦公室以外和你有業(yè)務(wù)關(guān)系的人買禮物，這就要你自己拿主意了。

    If your officesends out gifts to clients and vendors， there's no need to do something on top of that. Write a nice card if you feel like that person really made your year.

    如果你們辦公室給客戶或供應(yīng)商送了禮物，你就沒有必要再額外送了。如果你覺得對(duì)方在這一年里真是你的貴人，那么就送張精美的卡片。

    If you decideto buy gifts for clients or vendors， make sure their companyguidelines allow them to accept gifts. You also should check yourcompany's gift-giving guidelines， especially if you plan to usecompany funds to purchase presents.

    如果你決定給客戶或供應(yīng)商買禮物，要確保他們的公司行為守則允許他們接受禮物。你還應(yīng)該查看自己公司的送禮規(guī)定，特別是如果你打算用公司的錢買禮物的話。

    If you attend a holiday party with colleagues in someone's home， make sure you bring a hostessgift. While wine is usually a popular hostess gift， it may not always be appropriate if it's a work event. A nice box of chocolates or a poinsettia plant are good options.

    如果你和同事到別人家里開節(jié)日派對(duì)，一定要給女主人帶一份禮物。盡管葡萄酒通常是非常受歡迎的禮物，但如果是與工作相關(guān)的活動(dòng)，就并不一定合適了。這時(shí)一盒上好的巧克力或者一株一品紅都是不錯(cuò)的選擇。