Thank you at work etiquette question

jilybeans4

My work threw me a mini shower a couple of weeks ago. Just some cake and ice cream, and a card with a giftcard in it. Nice, sweet, and simple. Everyone on my team and the team we work closely with signed the card, but I don't know who actually purchased the card/giftcard - if everyone contributed, or just my boss and one or two other people.I thanked them all in person and via email shortly after we all went back to our desks. Do I also need to write a thank you card? I would be more than happy to write one, except I am not sure who exactly to write it to. I don't want to write an individual one for all 12 people, particularly since I don't want to make them feel uncomfortable if they didn't actually even contribute! I wish we had some kind of bulletin board I could hang one on, but we don't.Anyone else have a similar gift? What did you do or do you think I should do?Thanks!

carrieoz_76

Ppl here do one thank you card to the groups that hosted the shower (Thank you to Team X and Team Y!), and the card is then circulated throughout the office.  You could do that, and baked goods are always appreciated.

ggmae

I'd go the baked goods route. I'd appreciate a cupcake or brownie more than a TY card, especially if I'd already been thanked in person and through email. Another TY would be overkill, IMO.

steffenfam

I agree with Carrie.  One TY card to the group and FOOD!

tenofcups4me

In my old office, what you've already done would be appropriate -- an email thank you to everyone whose name was on the card. I would find 12 individually written paper thank yous to be ridiculous overkill. And there's no need to bake cookies or anything like that. You can if you want to, of course, but I also think that's silly. You've already thanked everyone in a way that's appropriate for the situation. The only additional thing I would do is a regular paper thank you to the person who organized the shower if you know who that is.

smokeybailey

in my office, a group thank you via email usually goes out.  that's fine with me.  i gave $20 to the group leader and that was about it.  if i was THAT into it, i would have given you an individual gift.  for that, i would expect a thank you note.and i wouldn't want baked goods because i am trying to watch what i eat...

jilybeans4

Thanks for the input all. Three coworkers did give me an individual gift, and of course they will be getting personal thank you cards for those. I think maybe for now I'll just leave the rest of the thank yous aside and bring in some kind of treat after my honeymoon : )  

Kristin789

>I don't want to write an individual one for all 12 people, particularly since I don't want to make them feel uncomfortable if they didn't actually even contribute!I wrote an individual one for all the people who signed the card for the group gift at work, AND an individual one for all the people who signed the card for the group gift in the women's charity group I'm in (21 women).No, I don't know who gave $5 and who gave $20.  And I don't care.  I wrote a TY to each person anyway.And I also had 6 people at work give individual gifts not connected to the department group gift.  And I wrote a TY to each of them too.