Dear New Employee: Your Boss Doesn’t Need Gift Cards

Dear New Employee: Your Boss Doesn’t Need Gift Cards

It’s your first week. You’re still learning where everything lives, which meetings matter, and whether “quick question” means two minutes or two hours. Then a message lands that feels like a shortcut to belonging: a senior leader needs a favor, right now. Maybe it’s framed as a surprise thank-you for a client. Maybe it’s framed…