This past week, the Bronto team gathered to celebrate the holidays and partake in our annual White Elephant gift exchange. Gifts were shared (and stolen), laughs were had, and the spirit of giving (questionable gifts) was embraced by all. For those unfamiliar with the concept of a White Elephant gift exchange, the main premise is to give “a burdensome gift whose cost is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth” (see Wikipedia for more details).
Popular gifts this year were various forms of east coast inspired leisure attire, a motherboard, bottom barrel adult beverages, and of course, the famed Bronto geese (ceramic geese which have managed to make an appearance at each Bronto White Elephant gift exchange).
After the initial gift selection, chief Bronto Joe Colopy craftily conjured up some on-the-fly rules for exchanging (permanently borrowing) gifts among employees. Some Brontos saw their gifts upgraded, while others watched their coveted white elephant gift slip from their fingers. Most notably, Software Engineer Andrew Feller had his prized lava lamp stricken from his grasp, only to be replaced by a weighted stuffed animal dog door stop contraption thing. Depending on one’s perspective, this could be an upgrade. I’ll leave that judgment to the reader.
Following the exchange, the Bronto team was treated to a delicious holiday feast by Posh Nosh catering. Upon exiting the gift exchange, the Bronto team was treated to one last surprise. Each employee was gifted a brand new Ogio backpack complete with Bronto logo!
On a bittersweet note, the Bronto White Elephant gift exchange also marked the end of a great (some would say ‘the greatest’) era in Bronto socializing. Esteemed veteran Bronto social committee members Jameson ‘Data’ Lopp and John Henry ‘The Kid’ Gunther bid farewell to the social committee as their 1 year (+ or – 2 years) term on social committee came to a close. Jameson and John (speaking in the third person is fun!) are survived by new social committee members Mary ‘Mel’ Lucas and Mike ‘Unicorn Man’ Mulligan.
From all of us here at Bronto, Happy Holidays!
John Henry Gunther
Technical Writer/eLearning Specialist
Retired Social Committee Member
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John Henry Gunther spends his days as the Technical Writer/eLearning Specialist at Bronto. A renaissance man in every sense of the word, John divides his time equally among sharpening his mind and sculpting his physique. Contrary to popular belief, John is not a famed Swedish pop singer.
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