How would you feel if you won an Employee of the Month Award in your workplace and were rewarded with cheap?

gift?

How do you feel about these kind of "awards" in general?

I feel that the designation should be the main reward, and a truly good employee should not expect any additional "swag" to go with it.

After all, when you apply for the next job, you will mention the designation, not the gift, right?

we don't have employee of the month but have end of year awards hoping to get one this year its day off with pay and 500 dollars and a cheap plaque

I would feel like the gift was the cost of how well i did my work and if it was cheap i think my self-esteem would be lowered a bit.

I think a "raise" would be more meaningful, a friend of mine works for a company that hands out photocopied certificates and occasionally some cheap trinkets. why bother.

Hmm..I got $1000 it made me pretty happy.

I think they're a great way to reduce employee morale!

Dear FedUP and Reserved:
Those awards are meant to boost employees confidence and output. You should be grateful to receive any "gift" at all actually! They're hard to come by these days! Hardly any employers give out freebies anymore. So enjoy and be calm. Maybe one day you'll get a reserved parking spot by the front door! Ooooo!

Who cares! The point is that YOU WON Employee of the Month Award, be glad that your boss notices your good work & gave you a pat on the back for it. The fact that you are awarded with this & it will go in your Employee File is more important than a "cheap gift". Any gift is better than no gift. You want something better....go to the mall after work & treat yourself to whatever you can afford.

They are a good way to motivate workers. Recognition is a good thing. It should not be about the award, or gift.

I'd fell slightly embarrassed to be so honoured with such an Award old girl what what.
I'd of course feel slightly like I'm getting the Brown-Tongue of the month award.

Ok...... who gave me that thumbs down ?
Right, thats it.... come on, Outside with you.


Toodle-pip.

I think they are created to cause hate and discontent among employees. Upper management love it.

out with the cheap gift award, in with the cash bonus award. actually, awards suck cause everybody else hates you.

Any perk is good, but if the award offends you, you ought to switch to working for another firm. Then you might get valued.

This happened to me, my response was laughter. I feel this kind of award is a way for employers to appear to be appreciative. Most of my workmates treat the "Employee of the Month Award" as a joke.

The recognition of my contribution would be reward enough. I could care less about the gifts. The fact that a gift was even thought of is a nice sentiment. A person who seeks accolades and an accumulation of material things is an unhappy and very unsatified person.
They also have a distorted view on life and never learn that nobody owes them anything, and live a life of continual disharmony with others, loneliness, and constant internal tumoil.
Im happy to know i have done a job well done.

how about when you win a weekly company contest and are the only one who doesnt get the cheap prize.

"I would not care about a gift, but the fact that the company recognized me for doing a good job for them would be gift enough"!:)

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