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 GOOD CAREER ADVICE 
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Holiday Gifts Not to Get Your Boss

To get ahead, steer clear of religion, politics, and 'The Office'

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(Newser) – A thoughtful holiday gift for your boss can smooth out your workday and even help your career. But not all gifts are created equal. David Seaman of The Street lists some to avoid:

  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: A self-help or management book "implies that you don't think they are at all effective at what they do."
  • "A creepy holiday card": It "could get forwarded straight to HR and then you've got a real problem on your hands."

  • An inevitably doomed goldfish: "Every time they see your face, they will be reminded of poor Bubbles."
  • A CD by an artist your boss turns out to hate: "Save yourself the stress" and stick to iTunes gift cards.
  • DVDs of The Office: "Your boss might become totally paranoid about what you think of him or her."
To see the full no-shopping list, click the source link at right.

Goldfish are lovely, but not as a holiday gift for your boss.
Goldfish are lovely, but not as a holiday gift for your boss.   (©Tom Barber Photography)
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JGirl
Nov 29, 09 2:49 PM CST
maybe you wouldn't giveyour boss "The Seven Habits Of Highly Successful People" simply because uh, why would you buy your boss a book as a gift in the first place? however, i do think every human being who can read should own a copy. Reply
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JGirl
Nov 29, 09 2:51 PM CST
oops, brain burp there - i put "successful" instead of "effective" in the title.
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deebles
Nov 29, 09 10:40 PM CST
My, how times have changed. In 1976, I sat with my new sister-in-law and we discussed the only present you could give a boss--a blow job. She got into grad school with an 1100 GRE,and I got nominated for Federal Woman of the Year. You women are like in a different world. I feel like a Negro trying to say that I couldn't sit in the front of the bus. Stupid women--you got the right to vote after black men. About eighty years after. Notice the sorta black guy on Air Force One instead of that Hillary chick? Half the county thinks he's a Muslim anti-christ, but he still beat out the woman. Which is so odd, if you consider that Christ gave Mary Magdalyn the very first communion, and she discovered his empty tomb. We get no respect.
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SPH
Nov 29, 09 4:56 PM CST
Hell the boss should be buying me the gift..... Reply
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NewserScooter
Nov 29, 09 8:45 PM CST
Why am I not surprised !
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