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A Secret Santa gag gift with a case number.

You drew the coworker you barely know, the budget is tiny, and a mug feels like surrender. Open a case file on their legendary inbox-zero habit instead.

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A satirical HR incident report used as a Secret Santa gift
HR Department · gift-wrapped
Fits a small budget$4.99 for the finished report. Spend the rest on a good pen to sign it with.
Office-safe humorBuilt for kind, recognizable habits, not real complaints. Nobody gets reported to anyone.
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Pick a habit, not a flaw

The best Secret Santa reports document something the person is quietly proud of: the color-coded calendar, the elaborate lunch, the reply-all apologies. The joke is the formality, never the person.

Add the details only coworkers would know

A report that cites the conference room they always book or the exact snack they guard feels like it was written by someone who pays attention, which is the whole point of Secret Santa.

Deliver it officially

Hand it over in a manila folder, ask them to sign for it, and let the 30/60/90-day improvement plan do the rest.

Example language from the record

Recommended action: the subject will share the location of the good stapler with the team and confirm in writing that it has been returned to the supply cabinet.

Questions entered into the record

Will this get anyone in trouble?

No. It is plainly satirical and says so on the page. It is meant for coworkers who enjoy a joke.

Can I make it about the whole team?

Yes. Name the team as the subject and describe a shared habit, such as the meeting that could have been an email.

Can I change the wording?

Yes. After purchase you can edit the wording before you print it.

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