Is it Okay to send your Male Office Staff flowers for Secretaries/Administrative Professional Day?
For All You Do Bouquet by FTD
This can be a two-fold question in today’s society, “Is it okay to send a male office staff flowers for Secretaries/Administrative Professional Day?” Nowadays, bosses are both of the male and female gender so in order to respond to this question, it has to be looked at from both angles.
Male boss: If you are a male boss of a male office staff you can send flowers, however, it would be better suited under the circumstances to send a gift basket of fruit, candy, or various other gourmet items; or send a plant and pass on the flowers.
Female Boss: If you are a female boss of a male office staff you can send flowers however you may want to consider any conflicts it could bring to your male employee if they have a spouse or significant other that may feel off by this gesture. It will depend on how long you have had this employee, how well you know them, and can even be variant upon your own marital status. You do not want to give the wrong message. By attaching a card with a clear message of your appreciation for the employees’ hard work will help take any possibly awkwardness out of the situation. When in doubt send a gift basket or a plant.
As much as it would be nice to say that the views have come around to gifting of flowers is universal, there are still some of the old idealism that only women should receive flowers, and that it is okay for women to be acknowledged by flowers by either a male or a female. Flowers have been pegged as feminine due to their beauty and alluring fragrance. This is a bit disheartening because men have reported that they enjoy receiving flowers even when they may not openly express it in front of co-workers. However, use your best discretion on how well you know the employee personally.
Here are some gift suggestions that will work well under either circumstance:
Fruit and Chocolate Gift Basket
Fruit and Chocolate Gift Basket
Dish Garden
Gourmet Fruit Basket
Gourmet Picnic Basket
Bountiful Deli Gourmet Basket
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April 22nd, 2010 at 12:07 pm
The Dish Garden looks like something I would feel comfortable sending to a man or woman. All of the other choices would be great too. I can see that most men would prefer something other than flowers.
April 23rd, 2010 at 12:47 am
To be on the safe side, think food for the men. You can’t go wrong with that. I say why waste flowers on a man who won’t appreciate them anyway.
April 25th, 2010 at 2:05 am
I don’t feel comfortable giving a man, besides my husband, flowers. The food baskets are a great idea and I’d feel very easy about giving one of them to my boss. Thanks for the alternate suggestions.
April 27th, 2010 at 2:01 am
It really wouldn’t work in my office. A food basket or even a balloon bouquet would be OK. I’d be too afraid of starting the rumor mill if I made a gift of flowers.
April 28th, 2010 at 2:04 am
I think it would be OK at my office. We’re a fairly young group and actually are all single. While it would be OK, I thing one of the baskets would be a better choice. If I was lucky, he might even share it with the staff.