Cocktails++, FuzzyHead--, Presents+-
Dec. 23rd, 2005 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dennyLast night was work's Xmas dinner. I got bored and drank cocktails. This morning my head is teh fuzzy.
For Xmas this year, work bought me one of these:
http://iwantoneofthose.com/search.do?productCode=SQUBINVAR
Only problem with that is, I don't wear a watch. Especially not one that bulky.
I said 'thanks' and waited until everyone else had finished going 'ooh' and 'ahh' over their presents, then when my boss came over to ask to have a look at the watch I told him that I probably wouldn't wear it. Felt quite guilty, but it's an 80 quid present, it'd be stupid to just stick it on a shelf and ignore it - wouldn't it? He said they'll send it back after Xmas and exchange it for anything of similar value, but I still feel like I just told him Santa doesn't exist. He said they thought I'd like it because "it's black, with blue LEDs, and it's geeky"... all fair points. :)
They bought two of my colleagues these by the way:
http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/search.do?productCode=LIGSABVAR
Not sure why I didn't get the third colour... maybe they were having a dig at my time-keeping skills by getting me the watch. :)
What would you do if work bought you a crap present? What about if they bought you a really cool present that just wasn't right for you? Should I have kept my mouth shut and stuck it on a shelf? Bit tricky with something you'd normally wear every day though, they're bound to notice...
For Xmas this year, work bought me one of these:
http://iwantoneofthose.com/search.do?productCode=SQUBINVAR
Only problem with that is, I don't wear a watch. Especially not one that bulky.
I said 'thanks' and waited until everyone else had finished going 'ooh' and 'ahh' over their presents, then when my boss came over to ask to have a look at the watch I told him that I probably wouldn't wear it. Felt quite guilty, but it's an 80 quid present, it'd be stupid to just stick it on a shelf and ignore it - wouldn't it? He said they'll send it back after Xmas and exchange it for anything of similar value, but I still feel like I just told him Santa doesn't exist. He said they thought I'd like it because "it's black, with blue LEDs, and it's geeky"... all fair points. :)
They bought two of my colleagues these by the way:
http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/search.do?productCode=LIGSABVAR
Not sure why I didn't get the third colour... maybe they were having a dig at my time-keeping skills by getting me the watch. :)
What would you do if work bought you a crap present? What about if they bought you a really cool present that just wasn't right for you? Should I have kept my mouth shut and stuck it on a shelf? Bit tricky with something you'd normally wear every day though, they're bound to notice...
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Date: 2005-12-23 08:27 pm (UTC)Now if that watch had been a clock... I don't wear watches either, but an LED binary clock would be kinda cool.
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Date: 2005-12-23 09:00 pm (UTC)I did think that too. I don't look at clocks that much, but having one like that on the frontroom wall would be kinda fun. I think they exist... maybe I should ask them for one of those, and then they'd feel that they chose almost the right thing.
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Date: 2005-12-23 09:43 pm (UTC)Bang on, I think we have a winning solution...
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Date: 2005-12-23 10:27 pm (UTC)I think it's a good idea to ask for a wallclock version, at then it's decorative and cool.