heartbreaking: came back from vacation and on my desk was a cute little bag of christmas treats from my least favorite coworker

Is it a passive aggressive gift that's probably laced with something or is it because they have a higher opinion of you than you of them?

Could also be a “they got everyone stuff for obligation.”

oh he definitely has a higher opinion of me than I have of him

this is because I stay out of the "let's ramble our political opinions in front of everyone's offices cubes" sessions and he does not