If you are wondering how to hold the perfect office Secret Santa, there is a very good chance that you have been around a lot of whining and complaining in the past over this event. Have you ever noticed that when it is time to draw names, people just disappear? Do you have coworkers who tend to call in sick on the day of the actual exchange? Does half the staff spend the day complaining about what they got?

If this sounds like your workplace, then you are actually part of the majority. What is it about Secret Santa and shopping for a gift for coworkers that seems to bring out the inner scrooge in even some of the most joyful people? Well, you can change this! There are things that you can do to have a gift exchange that leaves everyone so happy that they can’t wait until next year. [Read more…]