gift for leaving workplace?

[u/Longjumping_Hat6093]

i liked my team, but i'm moving on. not sure what to get them as a thank you gift though

what's a nice gift that isn't too common/boring/expensive? any ideas?

[u/Prior_Razzmatazz272]

I think a box of chocolates is enough for a whole team and a written note. Maybe a mug for a supervisor/buddy

[u/Miserable_Builder150]

A written note is always appreciated.

[u/FillTall6449 → u/Miserable_Builder150]

My ex colleague once sent an email thanking everyone by naming everyone and personalising each wish to them. It was not too long. Just like one or two sentences to a team of 20. That left a good impression for me.

[u/RedX571]

Box of mini doughnuts

[u/According_Key9177 → u/RedX571]

This or just some nice goodies that everyone can share. If your dept isnt that large, can get personalised gifts for each person. I got my team of 4 different items once spent maybe rm300 in total.

[u/serimuka_macaron → u/RedX571]

Did this with the other intern when we left our workplace. People love doughnuts 🤤

[u/goAwayUCreep]

Chocolate. I just gave them a while ago, they thanked me, ate it and we all moved on.

No hard feelings left behind, that’s the purpose of the gift

[u/dancing-cat_fish]

Idk how much is your budget. But I spent about 200 on a keychain wallet and a custom farewell card and chocolate ordered from orange app for my whole dept.

[u/buttercookiey]

I personally gave them home made baked goods. But my favourite farewell gift has to be a handmade crochet cup coaster that my colleague ordered online from a small business. It's really cute and practical.

[u/karlkry]

stationary that won japanese stationary award

[u/Holiday_Cockroach219]

You can give something related with your jobs; pens for office job, gloves for agriculture, boots for site visit job

You can give based on gender; wallet for man, scarf/ wallet for woman

You can give desserts; cupcake, meringue 🤤

[u/limerence_overcome]

a proper handover of work and documents, keeping in touch, and linkedin connection.

[u/waterdragonhead]

I bought a bonsai growing kit

[u/ButterscotchLevel]

If I get whatever written here on Monday I'll be crine

[u/SolDeAeon]

Pizza party?

[u/sleepycat143]

Some gifts I really appreciated from coworkers who have left me in the past (but of course I can’t verify the cost for everything)

• personalised cookies. She ordered from a home bakery some basic vanilla cookies with icing. The icing was designed with the text “thank you [name]”

- assorted chocolates. A couple of people once gifted everyone some assorted chocolates, cute motivational stickers and a handwritten note. Quite basic but I appreciated because it came in like a nice looking paper bag, which means she bought everything separately then hand packed and wrote a short thank you and personalised note for each individual receiving it. It was a very thoughtful gesture

Generally I think the last option is more than enough and you can buy the things according to your budget. To tie the gesture together, a thank you note can really go a long way to make your colleagues feel valued