As a woman in leadership, you pride yourself on being detail-oriented. And while you know you like to put thought and effort into gifts, especially around the holidays, these folks definitely didn’t.
Here are the worst holiday gifts ever exchanged at work, BusinessInsider.com found:
- A bunch of stationery from the company supply closet
- A broken ornament
- Expired canned food
- Too-small, company-branded apparel
- A pad of paper
- A used Yankee candle
- Used plaid tennis shoe (yes, just one)
- Old backpack full of old shoes
- Piece of cake that was already being eaten at the party
- A bottle of Axe body wash and a card that read, “Take a shower.”
- Handmade quilted chicken
- A lampshade made out of egg cartons
- Live fish
- Oversized pencil (1 ½ inches in diameter, 12 inches long)
- A fake lottery ticket
- A book about using playing cards to predict the future
- A rain stick
- A live lizard
- A shoebox with a ping pong ball inside
- Two left-handed gloves
- A meat injector
- A real stuffed duck
- A jar of gravy
Can you top our list? Add your worst gift in the comments section below.