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A Reddit post has gone viral after a worker was supposedly gifted a Swiss Army Knife for five years of employment. Over 37,400 people have liked the post which has sparked a debate among users.
The post was shared on the subreddit "antiwork" by u/jennileeandherboys3 on January 25. It's titled, "My husband's gift for five years of employment arrived today..."
The post included a total of three images. The first one was of a sleek box on the counter. The image was captioned, "Beautifully designed packaging. Wasn't sure what to expect, but knew it would be good."
In the next image, the box was opened, and inside was a velvet pouch and another box with a red Swiss Army knife inside. The mailing box and paper packaging were near the gift as well. "Packaging box, custom box, faux velvet bag, another box... and the gift," the second image was captioned.
Finally, a third image was shared showing a better look at the gift, which was still wrapped in clear packaging, inside a box on top of the other box it came in. On the counter next to it is an identical Swiss Army knife in green. "The gift sitting next to what I used to open the exterior box," the third image is captioned.
According to Statista, the average number of years of the length of time an employee worked with their current employer was 4.1 years as of 2020.
In a separate comment, the OP added a follow-up: "I'm not trying to be entitled, we weren't expecting him to receive anything, so the fact that he got a remembrance at all is kind of cool. It was just the presentation that made it look a lot more substantial than it is that got me. Unwrapping was like opening a Russian doll. It has no customization, so the packaging probably cost more than the gift."
People are making jokes and recounting their own gifts on their work anniversaries in the comments. While others have varying opinions about the situation.
One user's comment received more than 15,000 upvotes on its own. "We get an acrylic cube for every five years we work here," they said. "Exact same cube with only the year being changed. I have 3 of them, and my name is spelled wrong on all of them."
Another Redditor revealed they got a coffee mug on their 10-year work anniversary. "Going on 15 years this year, wonder what it will be," they added.
Some had comments like, "Anything but the raise," and "But this one's in red so you can accessorize!"
There were quite a few unique comments from viewers. "I think I got that same knife for selling five tins of popcorn in Boy Scouts," someone added.
Some people didn't mince words. "This makes sense if your husband is 12-years-old and works part-time as a Boy Scout," a Redditor expressed. "If this gift acknowledges five years of an adult's full-time employment, what the f**k."
Others would prefer a cash payout for a work anniversary. "I prefer money, and the kind that folds," a user said.
"Love the obnoxious waste of material too," a user added. "F**king stupid."
However, some people haven't received gifts from their jobs before. "D**n worked 15 years at a company, didn't even get recognition that I was there that long," someone wrote.
While one user saw the bright side to the situation. "It's a sh**ty gift, but on the plus side, these make excellent backpacking knives," they said.
Some opinions about the knife were just the opposite. "Pretty good gift for only five years," someone said.
"Cringe," another wrote. "Imagine being this entitled Lmfao."
Newsweek reached out to u/jennileeandherboys3 for comment, who said: "Obviously we would never expect a gift from [an] employer, and anything is better than nothing—I just thought it was kind of comical how the packaging made it look like something pretty substantial, and then...it wasn't. I found out shortly after posting that my husband had actually chosen that gift from a short list of options because it struck him as the most practical item."
Updated 01/26/2022, 3:34 p.m. ET: This story has been updated with comments from u/jennileeandherboys3.
