I got the best gift! Options

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Monday I went into the office and opened up my email to find out that Janet (the receptionist I work with) was not going to be coming in cuz her mother was close to dying. so for the week I was on my own at hte front desk. She called a couple times thru the week to give me an update on her mom and then one phoen call she asked what my fave color was out of the ones she listed. I told her pink...I thougth she had got me a shot glass but when she came back on friday she todl me that right now was a hard time for her and doing something for me made her happy. So she pulls out a mini IPOD and says she got it for me! I was like OMG i cant believe she thought of me while her mother passed away this week and then she gets me an IPOD!!

it almost makes me not wanna leave my job - not cuz i got a gift but because I love working with her! shes so nice and reminds me of my grandma!

[jgreening]

There is nothing to feel guilty about. People buy gifts for others because THEY want to. The act of giving is a way of expressing their appreciation, kindness, feelings, etc. Showing how excited you were and saying "thank you" was exactly what she needed.... To reject a gift in that situation would be insensitve. If you really want to make her day send her a thank you note. Then, send her another in about a month telling her how much you enjoy it.

I have always been very self sufficient and have appreciated the fact that I have made it where I am today pretty much through my own hard work. When I was younger, my pride would sometimes get in the way when someone would try to give me a gift. One day, my mother told me "Jay, sometimes you should just shut up and say 'thank you'." In hindsight, I know that was great advice.