{"id":228,"date":"2016-02-17T05:58:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T18:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtransit.com\/blog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2016-04-28T12:48:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T02:48:22","slug":"transit-employee-appreciation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtransit.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/transit-employee-appreciation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Transit Employee Appreciation Day: Employee Thank You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your transit company employees work hard every day to bring great customer service to your riders.\u00a0 Your drivers keep your riders safe and happy.\u00a0 Your\u00a0janitors and maintenance workers don’t get any credit in the public eye for their unseen work making the company run smoothly.\u00a0 Your office workers keep systems in place that make the whole company function.<\/p>\n

Employee Appreciation Day is March 4, so we have rounded up some ideas to recognize the amazing work your employees do.<\/p>\n

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Employee Recognition<\/h5>\n

18 Creative Employee Recognition Idea (from TinyPulse)<\/a><\/p>\n

From simple handwritten thank you notes to singing your employees praises on social media, sometimes just saying “thank you” is enough.\u00a0 This list also has ideas for prizes, hack days, and surprise treats.<\/p>\n

Themed Events<\/h5>\n

10 Theme Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day (from Baudville)<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s a list of 10 themes, like Office Olympics, Rock on! (, and Smells Like Team Spirit, to create a fun office party.<\/p>\n

Gift Ideas<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Here are some gift ideas for:<\/p>\n

Bus Drivers (from Cafepress)<\/a><\/p>\n

Bus Drivers (from Etsy)<\/a><\/p>\n

Train Drivers (from Cafepress)<\/a><\/p>\n

Train Drivers (from Etsy)<\/a><\/p>\n

Ideas for the Whole Year<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Don’t let your employees feel like Employee Appreciation Day is an obligatory yearly hassle for you.\u00a0 Let your employees know you appreciate them all year long.<\/p>\n

1. Have an office party for each employee’s birthday or, in a larger company, a party once a month celebrating all of the birthdays that month.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Put up a poster that shows exactly how employee contributions are making the company better.\u00a0 It can be a chart showing each person’s place in the system and regular updates on company profits, days without an accident, decreasing customer service complaints and increasing compliments.\u00a0 Add the thank you notes from the charity to which your company donated and pictures of the summer employee BBQ.\u00a0 Make it a one stop shop for everyone to see that their contributions matter in the larger picture.<\/p>\n

3. Keep a jar in a central location where employees can drop each other thank you notes.\u00a0 Read these notes out loud in meetings or post them (with permission) on social media along with a picture of the employees.<\/p>\n

We’d love to hear what you are doing this year to say “thank you” to your employees!\u00a0 Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ and share your stories and pictures.<\/p>\n

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