Intern catches their bootlicking Secret Santa partner giving $100 gifts to their 3 bosses, cheaping-out on their assigned gift for a lower-ranking coworker: 'I saw her put Christmas bags on [their] desks'

When a Secret Santa breaks out in the office, most employees have the wherewithal not to get their hopes up. An intern, fresh-faced and excited to start working in an office environment, doesn't have the background and experience of other workers, so they are the perfect target for a holiday letdown. This intern faced the reality of corporate bootlicking when they got paired with a colleague for the office Secret Santa who had no intention of following through with the $30 minimum. Instead, they used all of their holiday bonus money to reinvest in their future, buying lavish gifts for their bosses in an attempt to garner favor.

However, when they burned their intern friend with a pathetically small Secret Santa gift and an even worse excuse, the screaming hypocrisy of the enormous managerial gifts that followed was too loud to ignore. Welcome to the workforce, little intern. This is how the office hierarchy works sometimes, but at least you know which coworkers will have your back and which coworkers will grovel to management to save their own skin. Adjust your office relationships accordingly, guard your coffee creamer with gusto, and don't get too attached to your shoddy cubicle. With friends like these, who needs enemies...

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I once worked with a coworker who thought they were better than everyone else. Although, from an employment standpoint, the right thing to do in this situation is to keep your head down and ignore your most annoying colleagues, this particular coworker was far too irritating to ignore. When the entire team was in the weeds, working hard to climb out of a busy spell, this coworker would be on their phone in the corner or hiding in the bathroom from the customers. You might be wondering, “How did they get away with that?”
Well, they brownnosed their way into good favor with the managers. Every morning without fail, they'd arrive to their shift with two coffees in hand: one for themselves and one for the boss. Bribing management with gifts and good tidings is how they managed to get away with their terrible work ethic, but the coworkers never forgot. We weren't being bribed, so we saw right through her game.
Nice try, Stephanie. That kind of attitude in the workplace is only going to get you so far.
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