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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Graham Snowdon

Is sending Christmas cards to colleagues a waste of effort?

Woman writing Christmas cards
Is it worth sending everyone at work a Christmas card? Photograph: Tony Hutchings/Getty Images/Photographer's Choi

Work ethics is a fortnightly feature in Guardian Work where a reader submits a workplace dilemma and asks for your help. A selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper. (And if you have an office dilemma you'd like to share with our readers, please email us).

This week's question

I always struggle with the protocol of Christmas cards/gifts for work colleagues. Either I deeply offend one person by missing them out or waste my time on another who couldn't care less. Should I just stick to the people I like, or take a blanket approach? And what about gift giving/secret santa schemes? Help!

What are your thoughts?

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