‘What’s the worst leaving gift you’ve received?’ – 22 people who ended up sorely disappointed by the office whip round

13.

‘Not me but a friend colleague of mine received a hastily wrapped mug her manager was given by a previous ex-colleague. She opened it, recognised it as the one the manager had received the previous year, thanked her manager profusely and clumsily dropped it on the tile floor whilst gathering it together with her other colleague’s thoughtful gifts.

‘She was obviously ‘gutted’.’
–KitFan2020

14.

‘A ticket to go on some sort of large helter-skelter/coaster sort of thing. I looked it up and it was worth about £13. I’m also very scared of heights.’
–vervenna101

15.

‘I was presented with a bag of Sun Bites crisps by the store manager of a UK supermarket, where I was leaving my role as pharmacy manager. I later saw the woman giving out free bags of Sun Bites crisps by the store entrance as I was leaving.’
–SparkleWildfire

16.

‘A set of naked men playing cards. I’m a lesbian.’
–slb609

17.

‘I was once given a ‘travel plug’ as a leaving gift. Not a travel power adapter but a sink plug.

‘One of the best things ever, it’s still in my wash bag and has compensated for inadequate ones when I’ve needed to fill the sink for a shave.’
–TokenCelt

18.

‘A card that only one person signed, which they did on behalf of the company. Binned it as soon as I got home.’
–As_a_Londoner

19.

‘I was with a company for 10 years, was good at the job, made the company a lot of money then I physically couldn’t do the job anymore, heavy lifting but my back has given out. Got charged £20 for some course they put me through.’
–pineapple_on_a_stick

20.

‘A ‘happy retirement’ balloon, when I was 24 and leaving for a new job!’
–Itstimefordancing

21.

‘I got a digital card. Only problem was my access was already terminated so I never got to see it.’
–PartTimeLegend

22.

‘Sort of a leaving gift… at the end of a school year, a child got me (their teacher) two bars of soap and a tin of sardines in a Primark bag.’
–Tasty-Specialist-790

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