Should I give my boss a gift I received?
June 8th, 2009 | 
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pentaxian asked:
I received tickets to an event in exchange for doing business with a client. We don’t receive any perks at my work and anything we get from clients is to be cherished.
I want to bring my wife to the event so should I just pretend I didn’t get anything and hope he doesn’t ask?
What if he asks and wants them? I could totally seeing him saying “the only reason you got those was because you work for me, so give them to me.”
Thanks for any help. Have you ever received a gift at work and not wanted to tell your boss in fear of him taking it for himself? Thanks.
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No Man! It’s time to Jedi Mind Trick the boss… tell him:
“Things went really well when I met with *** (client). Thanks to them, I’m taking my wife to see *** (event). I was so pleased and thanked them”.
Then… you’ve already invited your wife and I doubt your boss will want to look like a meanie and force you to un-invite her and make you give him the tickets. Plus.. if he has a problem with it, then he’ll say “well next time you get event tickets like that, hand them over to me”.
I’d say you’re pretty well covered…
have fun!!
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It’s YOUR bonus for the work you did, pleased the client. If there isn’t any companywide policy on how gifts from clients are handled, then just use the tickets as you please and don’t say anything to the boss. The gift was given to you personally, not to the company. If your boss finds out and demands you give him the tickets, make sure he knows it was given to you for your work by the client but if the boss gets nutso, offer to sell the tickets and give him half of the money which the boss ought to put into the company funds (not for his personal use) so at least your boss can feel you aren’t being totally unreasonable–you wouldn’t be able to enjoy the event with your wife but then neither will your boss and he may realize how petty he’s being if the tickets are reduced to $25 (or whatever).
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You got the tickets for the work you did, not because you work for a company. Your boss should not be able to take them away from you, because you were the one who made him money.
But the best approach would have been to clear up any misunderstandings about client gifts, if you had a talk with your boss about the policies regarding this prior.
Good luck!
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Well, if your boss truly thinks in this manner – then why aren’t you giving him your paycheck?
The only reason you get a paycheck is because you work for him. Right?
You did the work. You get the benefit of the gift.
Sure, don’t mention it to your boss. I’m positive it would be nice to give him the other ticket, but I don’t see why you would be obligated to offer it to him first.