When The Big Boss is a motivational speaker -- HELP!

rml_16

Our agency head is a motivational speaker, so this introverted, sarcastic cynic keeps being forced to participate in stupid office "togetherness" crap.

Anyway, the latest is we had to draw a name from a bucket and do something kind for that person. Now, if I actually knew the person whose name I drew, this would be easy. However, I have never heard of the person I drew. I'm told she's one of our attorneys, but I've had no contact with her.

Any ideas? Should I just go to her office and say, "Thanks for being here"???

AlsDonkBoxSquat

Start by going to her office and introducing yourself. See if you can gleen anything about her by her office. Is this something nice supposed to cost anything or must it be free? We have a vendor across the street here who sells beautiful flowers CHEAP. You could always just take her a cup of coffee and a donut . . .

Squidgeypaws007

Well, is she likely to be British?

Qarol

ugh, really?

Buy her a latte. Done. oy! I'd be looking for another job, but that's just me...

ElizabethRoad

That sounds horrible. I agree with giving her some flowers or coffee or something. Most people like those things. Is someone going to check that you've done your kind deed?

rml_16

Well, is she likely to be British?

LMAO

No! That would make this too easy.

Al -- Not supposed to cost anything. Just supposed to brighten her day.

ElizabethRoad

No cost? Blargh. Does she have a secretary or assistant you could ask for ideas?

rml_16

ugh, really?

Buy her a latte. Done. oy! I'd be looking for another job, but that's just me...

She may not like latte. I don't. :-(

Anyway, if the current governor loses his election next year, we'll probably end up with a new director, so it's worth sticking it out.

I think flowers may be an option. I can spend $5 a Walmart on my lunch break or something.

rml_16

No cost? Blargh. Does she have a secretary or assistant you could ask for ideas?

No.

Squidgeypaws007

Oh, you could serenade her with pig noises and christian choir music (it was wasn't it?)

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

can you just send her a nice email and be done with it?

Nerple

I say sue the company over making you do stupid crap therefore providing her with more job security.

ElizabethRoad

See if you can steal flowers from someone's garden. Then it doesn't cost anything.

Is she going to know why you're doing this? Ugh this is such a bad idea.

ladykaisa

Oh, you could serenade her with pig noises and christian choir music (it was wasn't it?)

This.

biged335

Just go up to her, introduce yourself, and say something nice. Being nice to somebody doesn't cost you a thing.

HotCuppaJo

can you just send her a nice email and be done with it?

I'm w/ this one... Maybe instead of an email, where you would feel obligated to write a lot (which would be hard, as you don't know her!!) perhaps you could get an ecard and send that... Something nice about having someone so pleasant as a co-worker, or something sappy like that?? OR just do the flowers, and have them on her desk before she comes into work one day. That's my 2 cents. Good luck!

BondBomb

See if you can steal flowers from someone's garden. Then it doesn't cost anything.

Is she going to know why you're doing this? Ugh this is such a bad idea.

Or someones grave.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

hand her a paddle, turn around, and say "you get 3 good ones, make them count."

I know if a random person came up to me and said that it would totally make my day . . .

_HeathBar_

Wow, some offices really do this crap? Sorry to hear that OP, I'd probably do something sarcastic out of spite but it sounds like your boss considers this "srs bizniss".

rml_16

Oh! An e-card is PERFECT!!!!

Or suing the company. Well, in this case, the state. :-) Good ideas. lol

I'm going with the e-card.

I don't have a problem being nice to someone. My problem is with the forced crap and the fact I don't even KNOW this person. I mean, if I ran into her in the hallway or had to work with her on a project or something, of course I would be nice. And I have no problem with random acts of kindness, but I need something to work with. :-)

E-card it is. THANK YOU ALL!!!!

rml_16

hand her a paddle, turn around, and say "you get 3 good ones, make them count."

I know if a random person came up to me and said that it would totally make my day . . .

LMAO

I think that might be sexual harassment, but it's been a year since I had that training, so I'm fuzzy about the rules.

ElizabethRoad

See if you can steal flowers from someone's garden. Then it doesn't cost anything.

Is she going to know why you're doing this? Ugh this is such a bad idea.

Or someones grave.

That's even better. Then they can't chase you.

rml_16

Wow, some offices really do this crap? Sorry to hear that OP, I'd probably do something sarcastic out of spite but it sounds like your boss considers this "srs bizniss".

I don't have spite for the object of my kindness, so I wouldn't do that. And, well, I need my job -- kid's starting college in August!

Elizabeth_C34

Shoot me in the FACE.

I'd just drop a generic, "hey, thanks for all your hard work" note in her mailbox or something. Anonymously.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

hand her a paddle, turn around, and say "you get 3 good ones, make them count."

I know if a random person came up to me and said that it would totally make my day . . .

LMAO

I think that might be sexual harassment, but it's been a year since I had that training, so I'm fuzzy about the rules.

Oh, I thought it was only sexual harassment if you were wearing a costume, but what do I know . . . I use those training sessions to eek out the gray areas.

ComicBookGeekGirl

Maybe stop by and meet her and if she's wearing a smart looking outfit, tell her what a snappy dresser she is. Or ask a few people you like for info on her, and use that to say something nice about her.
I am on the shy side in person, but I can't imagine working in a company so large, that there would be people I've never met. I would totaly be down with the idea of saying something nice.

sel254

hand her a paddle, turn around, and say "you get 3 good ones, make them count."

I know if a random person came up to me and said that it would totally make my day . . .

LMAO

I think that might be sexual harassment, but it's been a year since I had that training, so I'm fuzzy about the rules.

LMAO!

I don't think it's sexual harassment if you're asking HER to do the whacking! Technically speaking, you can't ask someone to sexually harass yourself right?

rml_16

hand her a paddle, turn around, and say "you get 3 good ones, make them count."

I know if a random person came up to me and said that it would totally make my day . . .

LMAO

I think that might be sexual harassment, but it's been a year since I had that training, so I'm fuzzy about the rules.

Oh, I thought it was only sexual harassment if you were wearing a costume, but what do I know . . . I use those training sessions to eek out the gray areas.

Hmm ... Maybe I should ask.

rml_16

Maybe stop by and meet her and if she's wearing a smart looking outfit, tell her what a snappy dresser she is. Or ask a few people you like for info on her, and use that to say something nice about her.
I am on the shy side in person, but I can't imagine working in a company so large, that there would be people I've never met. I would totaly be down with the idea of saying something nice.

It's a state agency and it isn't that big, but we went through a major reorganization and hired some new people and I just don't have any contact with them for my job, so I don't know them all.

rml_16

OK, I sent a virtual bouquet of peach blossoms that said something about making her day brighter and thanked her for working hard.

Good deed. Done.

ComicBookGeekGirl

OK, I sent a virtual bouquet of peach blossoms that said something about making her day brighter and thanked her for working hard.

Good deed. Done.

Sounds good! So the real question is, who got you and what did they do/say?