11 Homemade Gifts for Coworkers

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Before you read that title and start getting excited about clearing all those old latch-hook rugs or paint-by-number pictures out to give as gifts, you need to think long and hard about your actions. Homemade gifts  for coworkers do not mean all the failed craft projects that you can’t figure out what to do with, yet the pack rat in you just can’t seem to throw them away.

If your gift for coworkers is homemade, it needs to be something you would actually like to receive yourself. If you are still trying to rationalize giving that latch-hook with the turtle on it, and arguing with your subconscious that you would be thrilled to receive it, then you probably need more help than even I can offer.   Whether it”s homemade Christmas gifts or a ‘just-because’ gift, here are several ideas you make yourself. [Read more…]

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10 Cool Desk Gadgets

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Whether you are looking for gift ideas for coworkers, or if you are simply trying to make your office or cubicle space a little more inviting, below are 10 cool desk gadgets that are perfect. These are things that not only spruce up your desk; you can actually use them to make your job easier. Well, maybe not easier, but at least more entertaining!

  1. Magnetic Decision Maker – How many decisions do you have to make in a day? Chances are good that you could really care less one way or the other. Why stress over making the right decision? A dangling ball swings in a spiral, or like a pendulum, and provides a meditation focus that will help you make your decisions with less effort.
  1. Sandscape Moving Sand Picture with Multiple Levels – Although this gadget does not sharpen pencils, tell time or hold business cards, it does help to relieve a little stress. Who can’t use a little help in this department? [Read more…]
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Cool Pen Gift Ideas for Coworkers

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Despite the tablet-heavy digital age we are all living in, old-school note taking, via pen and paper, is still alive and kicking.  Next time you are searching for a cheap gift for a coworker, hook them up with a writing utensil that will help them flex their office authority. here are some of my favorite cool pens.

Syringe Ballpoint Pen
The doctor is in!  Even if you’re a lowly cube dweller! Inject some style into your coworker’s life and hook them up with a unique syringe ballpoint pen. The design is realistic and the ink sits in the pen chamber. [Read more…]

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10 Office-Themed Movie DVDs

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I don’t like to watch movies about work.

For me, the movies are about escapism. Let me see something I don’t normally get a glimpse of. However, these movies about work make great gifts for coworkers when you’re stumped on what to buy them.

Check out our list and add your picks in the comments section.

Office Space
If you haven’t seen the movie, you clearly have been buried under a mountain of paperwork and beaten into submission by incompetent supervisors.  With a mainstream following, this is the go-to office movie that is guaranteed to make everyone LOL.

“We don’t have a lot of time on this earth! We weren’t meant to spend it this way. Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about about mission statements.” – Peter Gibbons, Office Space [Read more…]

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