Poll: Do you receive work-related items for your birthday, or other gift giving holidays? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you receive work-related items for your birthday, or other gift giving holidays?".
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[Subject edited by staff or moderator 2010-08-17 08:57 GMT]
| | | | | I answered no, but ... hang on ... | Aug 17, 2010 |
I just remembered that our regional translation association gives us a gift each year at the Christmas party. Always makes me feel appreciated.
| | | | John Cutler 
Spain
Local time: 16:47
Spanish to English
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| In my case... | Aug 17, 2010 |
I interpreted this question as meaning whether my family and friends give me items I need to do my work when it's my birthday or Christmas, etc.
I'd say they don't as a rule because I buy whatever I need (which isn't much) for my work when I need it.
| | | | Laureana Pavon
Uruguay
Local time: 11:47
Member (2007)
English to Spanish
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I understood the question as John did, and also replied "no."
I'd hate if if my husband gave me a dictionary for my birthday, and he knows that 
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Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 16:47
French to English
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I occasionally receive "practical" birthday and Christmas gifts from friends and family, although they (thankfully) don't make a rule of it.
From memory, I've received the following work-related gifts:
- a lovely, special edition illustrated Larousse dictionary
- a printer-scanner-photocopier (now defunct and long since replaced)
- a laptop computer
- one of those Himalayan salt lamps meant to absorb electrical thingies in the air (it was a nice though... See more I occasionally receive "practical" birthday and Christmas gifts from friends and family, although they (thankfully) don't make a rule of it.
From memory, I've received the following work-related gifts:
- a lovely, special edition illustrated Larousse dictionary
- a printer-scanner-photocopier (now defunct and long since replaced)
- a laptop computer
- one of those Himalayan salt lamps meant to absorb electrical thingies in the air (it was a nice thought, but it went the way of the attic quite quickly)
- several calendars, house plants and coffee mugs for my office
I'm still hoping someone will offer me a fountain pen some day. I hint about it every once in awhile, but so far no luck. On second thought, I'm not sure that a fountain pen would even really count as a work-related item, in any case...
Best,
Jocelyne ▲ Collapse
| | | | | A thesaurus, once | Aug 18, 2010 |
My dear late husband once gave me a new copy of Roget's Thesaurus because my old one was falling apart.
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