| If you think back to when you first started your job, | | | | workplace. It will certainly come as an unexpected |
| you can probably recall it as having been a rather | | | | and pleasant surprise. |
| intimidating experience. You were faced with a new | | | | If you are still not convinced that this would be a |
| kind of work, and may have been unsure of how | | | | good idea, think about the sense of teamwork that |
| well you would do with it; there were new | | | | is a vital part of how your office works so well. |
| coworkers and bosses, and you were probably | | | | Surely the newcomer will see himself as part of the |
| uncertain as to whether you were making the right | | | | team if he is shown that he is an important part of it. |
| kind of impression. If you think about it, wouldn't it | | | | What better way to make sure that he knows this |
| have eased your reservations and helped you to feel | | | | than by giving him something special upon his arrival? |
| more at home in your new office if someone had | | | | Especially in a small office where all of the employees |
| done something special to welcome you there? | | | | have worked and known each other for a long time, |
| You can do that "something special" to welcome the | | | | this act of thoughtfulness can have quite a positive |
| newcomer to your office by giving him a gift basket | | | | impact on someone who has just come into the |
| to introduce him to his new world. Whether the | | | | office for the first time and is filled with uncertainties |
| newcomer is a very young person, fresh out of | | | | about fitting in with everyone. A gift basket will go a |
| college, or a middle-ager who has been in the | | | | long way in removing those uncertainties quite |
| workforce for many years, almost everyone comes | | | | quickly. |
| to a new job with apprehensions; and those | | | | A chocolate corporate gift basket will give a number |
| apprehensions can begin to quickly disappear when he | | | | of positive messages to the newcomer. First, it will |
| is treated to something nice by his manager or a | | | | let him know without a doubt that he is a welcome |
| coworker. | | | | part in his new place of employment. In addition, it will |
| A chocolate corporate gift basket can be an | | | | help to give him the reassurance that you have |
| appropriate welcoming gift for any newcomer. He will | | | | confidence that he will do his job well, that he too |
| certainly appreciate your consideration when he | | | | has an important role in the team. While of course it |
| receives something that is tasteful, understated, and | | | | is not necessary for this to be an extravagent gift, a |
| very special. If you had not thought of giving a gift | | | | token of your appreciation for his new role in your |
| to a newcomer, especially a corporate gift, this is all | | | | office is a wonderful idea that he will surely |
| the more reason why doing so will assist him in | | | | appreciate very much in return. |
| feeling more welcome and at home in his new | | | | |