Avoid Gifting Alcohol To Employees This Year And Go Alcohol-Free
So it’s coming up to the festive season; you want to show your employees how much you appreciate their hard work, and you want to thank your clients for working with you. That means you need some great corporate gifting ideas. So why not try an alcohol-free corporate gift hamper?
Many companies send special corporate gifting hampers to their various clients and employees. These often include a nice bottle of alcohol, craft beer, or a bottle of fancy wine. But what happens when your client or employee doesn’t or can’t drink alcohol?
Gifting alcohol to employees and clients can unintentionally end up being quite hurtful. So our best corporate gifting advice this year is to avoid gifting alcohol to employees.
Here is why it is best to stick to alcohol-free gift hampers.
Make Non-Drinkers Feel Included
The idea of sending corporate gifts to employees and clients is to make them feel appreciated and valued. You can show the recipient that they are seen. But if you send them something that they are unable to use or something that even offends the recipient, it can lead to people feeling undervalued and unrecognised.
By gifting non-alcoholic gift hampers, you are showing your staff and clients that you appreciate and recognise who they are. It says that you want to include them in the festive merry-making, whether they drink alcohol or not.
Create A Work Environment That Doesn’t Promote Alcohol
It's safe to say that many work environments are filled with alcohol. The Christmas party, after-work drinks, gift hampers etc., are all filled with alcohol. This can lead to an environment where drinking alcohol is celebrated and almost required. Yet alcohol doesn’t always mix well with the workplace.
Alcohol consumption within a work environment has been linked both to an increase in aggression and microaggression within a company. It has also been linked to an increased culture of sexual harassment in the work environment. So promoting alcohol, however unintentional, often ends up promoting an unhealthy workplace culture.
Alcohol-free corporate gifting can be a great way of taking a step to stop linking alcohol with the workplace. This way, you can start creating a healthier workplace for everyone.
Send Sensitive, Thoughtful Gifts
Not drinking alcohol can be a sensitive subject. Whatever the reason for not drinking, it can feel like you are a boring person when you don’t drink. And sometimes, you choose sobriety for more difficult reasons, for example:
Illness
Alcohol Use Disorder and addiction
Alcohol Use Disorder and addiction within the family
Religion
Pregnancy
Gifting alcohol to non-drinkers can accidentally trigger all sorts of sensitive topics and trauma related to health and alcohol. It can also make sobriety even more difficult for those already struggling with alcohol use disorder. In this case, even if unintentionally, it can be a thoughtless or harmful gift.
To send a sensitive and thoughtful gift, try alcohol-free corporate gifting. This way, you can help give non-drinkers a delicious and interesting drink. At the same time, you don't have to involve alcohol and can avoid triggering any unwanted negative emotions.
Try gifting our hand-curated alcohol-free corporate gifting hampers to show your employees and clients that you value them in a thoughtful and caring way.
Let Your Employees Try Something New
Whilst alcohol-free drinks are growing in popularity, many people have not yet had the chance to try one. If people do know of alcohol-free drinks, they often only know about the existence of alcohol-free beer. By gifting an alcohol-free corporate gifting hamper, you are giving them the chance to discover and try something new, interesting and exciting.
Alcohol-free corporate hampers can even be a great gift for people who drink alcohol. Chances are that most people have nights where they don’t want to drink or can’t drink because they are driving, are on medications etc.. They would, therefore, benefit from trying out alcohol-free drinks.
With a JOMO alcohol-free corporate gift box, you can let your employee or client discover some of the more indie, small alcohol-free brands and enjoy a hand-curated, thoughtfully put-together experience.
Contact JOMO For The Perfect Alcohol-Free Corporate Gift
If you’ve decided to avoid gifting alcohol this Christmas and want to arrange some of the best corporate gifting hampers out there, then contact JOMO. Together with you, we can create the perfect alcohol-free corporate gifting box so that your employees and clients will feel valued and appreciated this festive season.