Give coworker gifts modest enough that nobody feels obliged to reciprocate
Life tipsDeliberately modest coworker gifts
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But but you have to be strategic in order to make it where they don't think they have to give you one back. So it's like the dollar amount can be too high can be too low.
Episode 113: Substance Dualism (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:24:09 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Dave and his wife Melissa worked out a strategy for gifts to his coworkers: price it so they don't feel they have to give one back. Not too high, not too low. Her example: a bottle of wine that's obviously not a nice one, noticeably under $15.