My ATF has kids, and she works to support her familly..
So I will just give her a bonus to help with the kids. To me, it's no different than civilians getting a "bonus" at the end of the year for a job well done.
Maybe not as "romantic" as some of the other suggestions, but much needed.
Originally Posted by Jackie S
You have some good points here! I understand both sides of the "Cash vs. Non-cash Gift" argument. One the one hand, everyone could use a little financial help around the holidays. When I receive a tip or an end-of-the-year "bonus," I think of it as a show of appreciation for the effort I put into the China Doll Experience. I can also appreciate nonmonetary gifts that a lot of thought was put into. One of the best gifts I got from a client was a little plastic can strainer so that I could properly drain my cans of tuna fish before consumption.
I guess I am in the minority, myself always have bought diamonds for the special ladies.
Originally Posted by geecue
I PMed you my address.
Ha ha, no, I'm kidding! I do have a related story, though. A favorite client of mine recently gave me an assignment. He said that it was my job for the night to think of something he could do for me that would make me happy. He was serious about this, and so I thought long and hard about it before responding. He means a great deal to me as a person, and so I settled on this: I told him that I would like a small trinket from him so that I would have something to remember him by. I impressed upon him that it need
not be expensive; I just wanted something that I could keep.
He went above and beyond, let me tell you, because I received my first ever diamond necklace during our next meeting. I could have cried.