Ruling on giving a gift to the manager

Question: Is it hypocrisy for a person to approach his manager with kind words and a valuable gift, and to show him respect when he does not like him and wishes he would be replaced by someone else, given that the manager possesses good character traits?

Answer: In the name of Allah, and all praise is due to Allah.
It is obligatory for him to advise him for the sake of Allah, and to pray for him in public and in private that Allah guide him and grant him success, and to refrain from giving the gift, so he should not give a gift in this situation; it may be a bribe. However, he should advise him and pray for him in his prostration and at the end of his prayer that Allah grant him success and help him to fulfill the trust; for the believer is a mirror to his brother, and beware of hypocrisy and bribery.
As for kind words, they are required, such as: “As-salamu alaykum,” “How are you?” “How is your family?” and the like.