What did your company give you for Christmas?
Not many companies dole out presents for the holidays, but some try to give out some corporate cheer
We asked Globe readers whether they received a holiday gift from their employer this year. <br><br>Here’s what we found: Not many did, but there are a few companies that have a history of spreading cheer. <br>
At some companies, a few words of appreciation for their work over the past year is all they got.<br><br> ‘We all show up to create success again in 2014. That’s a gift,’ one reader said.<br>
These companies are not trying to behave like Scrooge.<br>Reuters
But some businesses are still struggling. Money is not falling from the sky.<br>
So some office holiday parties were cancelled, while others were a bit more subdued.<br>
One company in Northern Ontario doled out cookies. <br><br>‘A box of cookies to share amongst 40 people!’ one reader wrote. <br>Getty Images
One company, First Principles Communication, in Oakville, Ont., brought in a fruitcake for the office staff to share.<br><br> ‘Because 2013 was a good year, we’ve added rum to the fruitcake’ – Screech in fact, Brian Kilgore said.<br><br> And the company bought a new laptop the staff could use.<br>BRIAN KILGORE
Klick Health, a digital health marketing agency, likes to give out ‘some pretty spectacular holiday gifts,’ said Jay Goldman, the company’s senior vice-president of innovation.<br><br> Last year, the company’s 200 employees each received a large screen television and AppleTV.<br><br> ‘This year we rewarded our 320 employees with a brand new Sony PlayStation 4 – as soon as Sony can get them in our hands,’ Mr. Goldman said. The new game console was launched earlier this fall. <br>
The company had a holiday party at the Carlu in Toronto, he said, which included Cirque du Soleil performers, and a show by jazz pianist Elew.<br><br> It was 'a huge celebration of everything we’ve accomplished during the year,' Mr. Goldman said. <br>
Canadian Tire has given holiday gift boxes to its employees since 1943.<br>
Each December, the company gives employees a holiday gift box to commemorate the season. <br><br>It is ‘one of the most anticipated days of the year,’ Canadian Tire says.<br>