What you actually give your colleague at the end

There is something special about final gifts. Everyone knows they’re coming, everyone knows roughly what they cost and no one talks about it. The colleague who quits thanks you warmly, says it wasn’t necessary and half means it.

It does not have to be that way.

A final gift is actually one of the few occasions at work where you have legitimate space to say something genuine about a person, without it being weird. The problem is that most people opt out of that space and buy a gift card to Systembolaget or a flower that withers before he gets home.

What people usually give and why it feels wrong

Gift cards are not wrong, they are just cowardly. They say “we wanted to give you something but didn’t know what”, which is honest but not very memorable. Flowers are beautiful for three days. He drinks champagne alone at home and doesn’t think about you.

The best thing a final gift can do is to be there. And remind you of something.

What actually works

Something he takes with him and uses. Something with a motif or a message that says something about him, about your time together or about where he is heading. It doesn’t have to be expensive or thought out for weeks, it just needs to hit the spot.

A t-shirt, mug or apron with the right motif can do the job better than most gift cards. Especially if the designs are such that he laughs when he opens it, and laughs again the next time he takes it out.

At WrongShirts, you’ll find designs suitable for exactly that situation. Browse the range with your colleague in the tank, and you’ll know when you find the right one.