The more the team grows, the harder it is to keep up with every birthday and "work-iversary" (the day they first started with us).
Celebrated one of our top carpenters today by getting him one of the best hammers on the market. It's a small gesture that cost 500$ but it seems to have meant a lot to him.
Curious to hear how people celebrate their crew. When? What do you do? What works vs what doesn't?
$500 Hammer? I can't afford that one!
Cheaper than a gold watch 😂 The yearly gift is usually something smaller, but this was his five-year and it was a hammer he really wanted.
Just keep in mind also how you feel when you are appreciated in situations. And makes you feel so good about the work you do about what your personality is like with the group how you mesh well with others etc. It makes people feel good to be treated it's not necessarily about the things but even saying hey I noticed this week you have done such a great job I would like to buy you a coffee or hey I noticed that you're interested in books I got you this gift card to a local bookstore. You hit two birds with one stone you know what they like and then you also support a local business. Things like that.
I like the idea of smaller but more frequent traits like coffee. That's a great one.
Personally I think it's awesome that you celebrate your employees. I know it means a lot to them. I personally like to do lunches, random gifts for others and gift cards.
Sounds like I should spoil my guess more often. Thanks!
We do a lot of appreciation gifts. A coffee, quarterly team building event - one is coming up is Puppy Yoga and brunch after. We also give $25 grocery card at Thanksgiving.
Puppy yoga sounds awesome. The Thanksgiving contribution is a nice touch, I like the concept of a practical gift card at a strategic time! Makes it a bit more meaningful. Thanks!
Dang those are cool!! That's a great idea. I need to implement something like that. For xmas last year I got everyone super nice branded jackets. I felt good about it at the time but a couple people ended up leaving the company a month or two later and those jackets were like $200. It's not the money but the fact they probably won't use it because it's branded and they don't work here any more. I like the idea of giving them something like that hammer though. Every time they use it, they'll know you appreciate them.
WOW, you're not gonna believe it but same thing happened for us hahaha. We got custom Carhartt jackets for the crew as the Xmas gift, took a nice pic, posted it on IG and all... one guy moved back to Mexico with it, the other stayed in the city but left the crew. We still like the idea of jackets for the crew, but will go much cheaper in the future unless it's for team leads 😂
I didn't even consider the longevity of the hammer though, that's a great point. I remember the story behind most of my hand tools.
I am right inline with what you did. I like the idea of smaller gifts throughout the year though. A small tool pouch here, new gloves there, gift cards, new bits for the driver... That Stiletto is so awesome though and you're amazing for doing that. It shows the employee and the rest of the crew you care.
I really like the idea of gift cards throughout the year! That's a small way to show some love without breaking the bank. Thanks for the inspiration!
