A welcome gift for a new manager from the team: small, for the desk, and from everyoneA welcome gift for a new manager from the team: small, for the desk, and from everyone

Keep the welcome small and shared

A team welcoming a new manager should give something small, from everyone, for the desk. A big or costly gift in week one can look like you are trying to win favour before they have done anything, and it makes the new manager awkward about receiving it. What lands is a modest object and a card with every name on it.

What teams in India usually give, by kind:

• A plant for the desk from a nursery or plant gifting brand: calm and neutral, though someone has to water it.
• A good notebook and pen from a stationery brand or merchandise printer: useful from day one.
• A coffee or snack box from a gourmet hamper company: friendly, shared with the team, gone in a week.
• A desk organiser from an office supplies store: practical, a little impersonal.
• A handmade desk piece from Raajkosh, Jalandhar: a Spiral Pillar Candle at Rs 179 in navy or ivory, a Blossom Candle at Rs 299, or Vanilla Reverie at Rs 549 if you know they like a warm scent at home. Hand-poured soy wax, shaped to look good on a desk unlit.

Reading the new manager before you pick

You know very little about a new manager in their first week, so pick for the role, not the person.

• Promoted from inside? You know their taste. Pick their colour of spiral, or a piece that matches what is already on their desk.
• Hired from outside? Go neutral: navy or ivory, nothing cute, nothing romantic. A heart or a teddy is wrong here.
• Senior to the team by a long way? Keep it to a card and a token. A director does not expect a gift from juniors.
• Works from another city? Send it to their desk on the first in-office day, or to their home, with the card scanned in if the team is remote.

Most offices allow a candle as desk decor but not lit. Our pieces are made to be looked at as much as burned, so an unlit spiral on a desk is the normal use, not a compromise.

Pooling the money: what the team can give

For one order below Rs 999, delivery is Rs 79; Rs 999 or more ships free. Prices are shop prices; there is no minimum on shop orders. Add the optional gift packaging and gift note on the product page, and write the team's welcome line there.

When HR, not the team, is welcoming the manager

If the company gives every new manager a welcome kit, that is a corporate order, and the terms change. Raajkosh takes those from 10 gifts, with no minimum order value. Your logo goes on the gift tag, the note card or a wax seal, with the branding and lead time confirmed in the quote. You get a GST invoice, delivery to one office or to every address, and the order is prepaid as set out in the quote. Branded gifts are not returnable unless damaged, defective or wrong. Details are on our page on Raajkosh corporate gifting: minimum order, logo and GST.

Where a notebook or a snack box beats a candle

If the new manager's floor bans open flames and they would rather have something they can use, a notebook or a plant fits better. If the team wants a gift that arrives on a fixed day, order early and check the delivery estimate for your pincode on the product page; we dispatch in 24 to 48 hours and delivery takes 2 to 7 days after dispatch, so we cannot promise a date. And if the welcome is really about food and chat, a snack box shared at the first team meeting does that job better than any candle.

Order the welcome

For a team gift, order straight from raajkosh.com/shop. For welcome kits for every new manager, with your logo, ask for a quote at raajkosh.com/corporate or WhatsApp +91 85958 24586.