Bosses Day

[sheila3]

I forgot that Bosses day was this Thursday, I need help. I have two bosses (directors) and anothe person I do work for. Bosses day is Thursday and I have limited money what can I buy or do for the three of them?

[JessW]

Sheila

You don't say what sort of work pattern your bosses do ie are they there throughout the day? Some ideas that immediately come to mind are
1) Continental breakfast at the office, or
2) Post work bottle of something fizzy (with or without nibbles), or
3) Buy or bake a cake for elevenses / tea with a note saying something like "The main reason why it is good to be the boss is that you can have your cake and eat it!"
4) buy them each a single red rose with a note saying it is for their wife/partner/significant other, just in case they get home slightly drunk from the bubbly and need as 'i'm sorry darling' gift.

Any and all of these could be fun and done on a budget!

Of course Andrea or Jackie probably have loads of better ideas on this type of thing!!!

At least it's a starting point,so long as you don't tell my bosses as I have about 8 at the moment (much prefer them to stay at home for now).

Jess

[Jackie G]

Oh thanks Jess!

I'm not particularly aware that Bosses Day is something 'celebrated' in the UK.  I never have certainly!

What about making a hand made card to say thanks for being nice bosses?  Not too expensive, you can use lots of stuff round the house, including silver foil, bits of ribbon, and if you have any stencilling stuff, you could use the stamps on something like brown paper to jazz it up.

Bake something?  Even something like brownies - it's about the thought counting, rather than the cost.  Effort is always perceived as higher than spending money.

Jackie
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[chris68]

And what if anything can I do for my boss who is in California right now and Thursday is a travel day for him.

Chris68
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[sheila3]

Thanks, Jess and Jackie, the ideas are great. I will be a busy bee tonight!

[juspeachy]

My bosses have frequently been out on business trips on Bosses Day.  When that happens, I usually get them a potted plant and a card and leave it in the office for them to see when they return.  (Probably doing this again this year.)

On year, I arranged for a gift basket to be delivered to the hotel room where he was staying.  That was when I only had the one boss.  He was on a trip with several other people, who were also bosses, and none of them received anything from their Secretary.  He really had fun with them about what a great boss he must be.  

Another great Bosses Day gift idea is a coffee cup with some candy or gourmet coffee packs in it, all done up with a nice ribbon, of course.

Hope these ideas help.

JusPeachy

[chris68]

Well I decided the least I can do is get him upgraded to a first class flight home.  I've got our travel agent working on that already.  Come to think of it, he will be in the office late tomorrow afternoon, so maybe I can get something ready for him when he arrives in the office.  Nothin fancy.  I like the candies idea and the coffee.  Last time around it was candy, think this time I will do the coffee.

Thanks a bunch.

Chris68
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[sheila3]

Well thank you for you ideas.  I went to the dollar store, but could not find any coffe mugs for guys, all had flowers and such on them, but I did find soup mugs three different ones, I stuffed them with tissue paper and then put in each a pack of cheese crackers, chocolate, and some tic tack mints put nice  ribbon on it made a little card and gave it to them.  Total cost me under $9.00, so thanks for the coffe cup idea, I just switched it to a soup mug.