This is work related. This person is coming to my town for job training and scheduled for a lunch meeting with me, I don't do this often don't know what need to prepare since my boss is not in town so I will be dealing w/ this person alone.
2007-11-13 09:41:48 · 9 answers · asked by Lucy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
you don't have to but it would be a nice, unexpected sursprise that basically says "welcome! happy to have you here!" or something like that. but it is not necessary as long as you are very welcoming :]
2007-11-13 09:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by hockey_is_life77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gift may be a little weird. Take him to lunch, and possibly get him tickets to some sort of evening entertainment or dinner, but only if your expense account will cover it. It may send him an odd signal if you paid for this with your own money.
2007-11-14 00:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by missbeans 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are closing some kind of business deal, kissing their *** would be a plus but I am saying "X" the gift. You don't know their likes and dislikes and you could inadvertantly offend someone. Lunch and pleasant, witty conversation is enough.
2007-11-13 17:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is work related, there is no need for a gift. Just be nice and take them out for lunch and dinner if possible.
2007-11-13 20:46:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be nice to put together a "welcome to your city" packet that has brochures of things to do in the area. But most businesses would just offer to take them to lunch. That's what my company did last week when a guy came from Pennsylvania to do training and he'd never been to Houston before. We were the trainees in that situation though.
2007-11-13 17:46:06 · answer #5 · answered by geniphurb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can give him/her a sovineer (maybe about the town) to remember their visit when they are leaving :)
I would wait, the person might be a complete jerk.
2007-11-13 17:44:44 · answer #6 · answered by The Mentor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm in michigan, went to visit some friends in california, they didn't get me a present.
2007-11-13 17:44:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you give them a gift?
2007-11-13 17:53:12 · answer #8 · answered by chocolatechipx3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO GIFT. That is unprofessional and not neccessary
2007-11-13 17:44:57 · answer #9 · answered by James D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋