I got.....................nothing.................
Same.
In fact, after I was with one group for 27 years, the only thing I received was a email saying that my email account was being closed.
By the way, I served honorably and was loyal. I was simply promoted to another group in the same company that used a different email domain.
I got a pen.
Exactly. I’ve been with my company for 24 years. An email went around congratulating me on 20 years. I didn’t expect anything more and certainly was not resentful. I’m happy where I work and like the people I work with. They don’t owe me gifts for gracing them with my presence. And “the company” is the people. Its not some magic ATM machine that spits out gifts to me.
I got a rock.
Seriously, I worked for 3 places that had anniversary gifts, 2 got acquired just as I was approaching the anniversary time and cancelled the practice. The third I got laid off just as I approached it.
I’m now 13 years at my current location and have been promoted up the chain - but no anniversary gift!
I work, I get satisfaction from my work, I get paid. That’s good enough for me.