My Secret Santa Experience😕

You cried over a box of cookies? You do realize "Secret Santa" is mostly seen by workers as a corporate nonsense tradition, right? Nobody LIKES doing it, it just seems like an annoying obligation to most who are just there to work and pay their bills. You're co-workers are just that. Co-workers. Not family or friends. Who really cares what they bought you, or even if they thought of you while doing so.

The gift you received says nothing about you and everything about the giver. Don’t let it hurt your feeling. She would have done the same with any person she drew. Has nothing to do with you at all. The fact that you put a lot of thoughts into what you bought says a lot. You are a considerate and thoughtful and kind. I’m sorry your feelings were hurt. ❤️

I don’t participate in Secret Santa’s at work anymore. Years ago, my then place of work did a Secret Santa. Everything was fine, then comes time for everyone to exchange gifts. I gave my gift, the recipient loved it. But I was never given a gift. Come to find out, the boss had put his name in and pulled my name, but decided he didn’t want to give, just receive. I was the only one who didn’t get anything.

We did a secret Santa and filled out a form with some of our likes and dislikes. I think that helped because as much as you might work with someone everyday, not everyone is super attentive to personal details. I've also come to the conclusion that I prefer not to find out who gave me a gift or have anyone find out it was me giving the gift. Pretty sure my secret Santa just gave me a lot of chocolate, which honestly is not the worst thing at all for me. What I don't like is the white elephant/Yankee swap things where people outwardly judge gifts and low-key compete for the "best gift"

IDK maybe the gift giver was a guy who had no idea what to get you that wouldn't be offensive. To you gift giving is easy and fun but I just buy the people I have to give gifts to a gift card and call it good. I don't bother putting time and energy into mandatory fun because that's pretty much what a secret santa is. God forbid you be the only person not talking part in the office mandatory fun because then that reflects on you to management, HR and your co-workers for not being a team player. Realize that this is just petty office politics and brush it off. It really isn't worth the hurt feelings.

I heavily dislike people who don’t put effort in at all. They are the type of people who expect lavish and thoughtful gifts, and give out whatever they pulled out. They’re entitled and too ignorant to see how they’re acting I did one with my friends and I gave handmade jewelry, handmade beauty products like chapstick, body butter and bath bombs, and in return, I got 4 candles each (which were smaller than my hand)- the year before that I got the person a DVD box set and I got stale Chips and cookies that I didn’t even like. People are jerks sometimes sorry you had to go through that humiliating situation

I never participate in secret Santas outside of my household because of this: I'm very thoughtful but it is rarely reciprocated.

I feel like secret Santa isn't completely about the money, but but gift itself? your coworker could have AT LEAST made a hand made item for you and a small gift that they know you would like? you should have really just taken back your gift because they don't deserve your effort and your time if they're gonna be petty like that. I get how you feel and you have every right to feel this way.