What should you get the office assistant or the house sitter as a thank you for a job well done?  Flowers can be awkward and are not really appropriate in most situations, without knowing the person well you cannot know what sort of trinkets might be appreciated rather than discarded as soon as you are out of sight, and handing over extra money outright just seems tacky.A small gourmet gift basket might be appropriate in this situation.  Gourmet gift baskets can be purchased relatively inexpensively and still convey gratitude for a job well done.  There are many variations:  gourmet chocolates, cookies, and cheeses to name a few.  For those who do not know the person to whom the gift is going particularly well, there are also themed baskets, in which there are a variety of gourmet snacks grouped around the theme.  For example, the Gallant Affair Gift Basket include chocolates packaged in red paper, peppermints, apple, and perhaps crackers and strawberry jam or jelly.  That way in the event that the person being gifted has a food allergy or something of that sort, he will still end up with a majority of items he can enjoy.