NMMR:Thank you note question

formerlyGDaisy09 · December 2014

So all the staff physicians (I think there are 25ish of them) in my department chip in to give research and support staff christmas gifts (cash)...so who do I address the thank you to?

the Cheif of staff + staff (the cheif is the one going around passing out envelopes)

just Staff in general

It was presented to me as "a little thank you for all you do all year"

I'm assuming I'll stick the note in the cheif's mailbox.

I'm lost etiquette wise here.

Xstatic3333 · December 2014

My understanding of the etiquette is that gifts given as a thank you for a service or job do not require a thank you note at all. I looked into this pretty heavily when I was a preschool teacher, as I didn't have addresses to send TYs to and I didn't want to make parents who didn't do gifts feel awkward by sticking notes in the cubbies. I also did not, nor did I expect, get TY notes for my bridesmaid gifts, and I don't send them when I recieve a hostess gift. You get the idea.

If you feel you need to do a TY, I'd address it to Chief of Staff and Staff, but I don't have a solid reason for that. It just feels "right."

als1982 · December 2014

Personally, I would absolutely hand write a thank you note. And I'd address it by name formally to the chief of staff (without title) and "Medical Staff." Knowing physicians, some may be offended (albeit silly and unjustified) by the term "staff" alone.

hoffse · December 2014

Is there a break room? Usually when somebody receives a group gift at my office they hand write a thank you and post it in the break room for everybody to read.

RosieC18 · December 2014

Yeah, in my office we do thank yous for end-of-year gifts to the admin staff or if someone gets a work shower or something via email to the whole office. There's no way to know who contributed and we don't have each other's home addresses anyway, so email works. I don't believe someone would get offended over that.

formerlyGDaisy09 · December 2014

hoffse said:

Is there a break room? Usually when somebody receives a group gift at my office they hand write a thank you and post it in the break room for everybody to read.

there isn't really a break room...staff is spread between the outpatient clinic, proceedure suite, the OR, Inpatient, and the admin offices...

it is hard to know exactly who contributed.

Xstatic3333 · December 2014

Maybe you could address it to the chief, but add on "please extend my thanks to the rest of the medical staff?"

formerlyGDaisy09 · December 2014

Xstatic3333 said:

Maybe you could address it to the chief, but add on "please extend my thanks to the rest of the medical staff?"

I like that!

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