Tales from… EMPLOYEE REWARDS PROGRAMS IN ACTION: A conversation in the break room about Burt’s new shirt, gets Ernie thinking!
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ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 1:59 pm
Morning Burt. Hey, that’s a nice shirt you’ve got on, is that new?
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:01 pm
Hey Ernie. Yep, I just got this shirt. Sandy gave it to me.
ERNIE June 15, 2015 at 2:03 pm
Sandy Johnson, your Manager? Why would she give you a polo shirt?
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:04 pm
I volunteered to stay late, probably 3 nights last week, to help get a big proposal finished for our new customer in Atlanta.
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:06 pm
So she gave you a fancy new shirt, how does that work?
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:10 pm
Well, I got paid like normal too. But she was real grateful for me volunteering to help, so she gave me a GOLD Reward from our Employee Rewards Program as a special “Thank you.”
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:11 pm
Wow, that’s great. I want a shirt like that!
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:12 pm
Actually, Sandy gave me a GOLD Rewards Sheet. It had like 8 different company items on it, and I got to pick which one I wanted. So I picked this shirt. But there’s a cool pair of stereo headphones on there too, I want to get those next time!
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:14 pm
Wait a minute. You get more company stuff? How come I don’t get anything?
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:15 pm
It’s part of our new Employee Rewards Program. You have to do something special, and then your manager can recognize you for working extra. Or for helping out with a tough customer. There’s lots of ways to win.
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:18 pm
So I have to do something that my Manager thinks is special? That shouldn’t be too tough, I’m one of the hardest workers in my department. I wonder if my manager is part of the Rewards Program?
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:19 pm
Yeah, he is, for sure. Didn’t you see the announcement last month? It’s a big deal. The whole company is doing it, all the manager are recognizing people for extra stuff they do.
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:21 pm
You know, I remember seeing that email. But I didn’t really read it all.
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:24 pm
Well you should go back and read it. Jill, who sits next to me, she offered to help train the new guy John we just hired, and Sandy gave her a PLATINUM Reward. There was all kinds of awesome stuff on there she got to pick from.
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:26 pm
What did she get?
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:28 pm
She got a really nice jacket, like a zip-up weatherproof jacket from Cutter and Buck, with the company logo on it like my shirt. But if it was me, I would have picked the heavy duty tool set, it looked pretty sweet.
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:30 pm
So how come you got a shirt instead of the tool set, if you liked it so much?
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:31 pm
Because I got a GOLD Reward, and Jill got a PLATINUM. She did more than I did, training John took her a couple weeks of extra stuff she had to do every day.
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:33 pm
So there’s different levels?
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:35 pm
Yeah, it’s in that email, there’s SILVER,GOLD and PLATINUM. Every time one of our managers thinks that someone is doing something special or extra, they can give them a Reward. I’ll bet there’s people in your department who have been recognized already.
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:36 pm
You know, I saw Tommy with a Nike hat that had our logo on it. I wondered where he got that, I bet it was a Reward. I’m going to go ask him.
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:37 pm
Yep, there’s Nike hats in there, in the SILVER level. He must have gotten a SILVER Reward.
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:38 pm
Dang. I need to step it up. I want some cool new company stuff to.
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:40 pm
I know, right! And the best part is the Program keeps running. They’re doing this all year, it’s not just this month. I think they’re trying to make the office a more fun place to work.
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:41 pm
Yeah, I’ll bet your right. It’ll be more fun when I win, that’s for sure! I’m going to find that email, and talk to Tommy about his hat.
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:42 pm
Good luck Ernie, I’ll bet you’re next. See you later.
ERNIE: June 15, 2015 at 2:45 pm
See you Burt. Congratulations! Thanks for filling me in on the Rewards Program!
BURT: June 15, 2015 at 2:46 pm
No problem. Hey, let me know what Tommy says, and what he did that got him recognized.
RAY SIKORSKI – MODERATOR: June 15, 2015 at 2:21 pm
Hello Burt and Ernie, thank you for sharing your conversation. Your experience is very typical of how a good Employee Rewards Program gets started within a company. Burt, you had already read the Company’s Announcement and you knew about the Program, and you shared what you knew with Ernie. And Ernie, you got excited about the Rewards Program, because you saw that Burt had already been recognized and rewarded, and you wanted to be recognized and rewarded also. That’s how it works, it starts with an “official announcement” from the company, then it continues to spread by word-of-mouth, and everyone gets excited along the way! Thank you for letting me share your conversation on our website.
Morning Burt. Hey, that’s a nice shirt you’ve got on, is that new?
Hey Ernie. Yep, I just got this shirt. Sandy gave it to me.
Sandy Johnson, your Manager? Why would she give you a polo shirt?
I volunteered to stay late, probably 3 nights last week, to help get a big proposal finished for our new customer in Atlanta.
So she gave you a fancy new shirt, how does that work?
Well, I got paid like normal too. But she was real grateful for me volunteering to help, so she gave me a GOLD Reward from our Employee Rewards Program as a special “Thank you.”
Wow, that’s great. I want a shirt like that!
Actually, Sandy gave me a GOLD Rewards Sheet. It had like 8 different company items on it, and I got to pick which one I wanted. So I picked this shirt. But there’s a cool pair of stereo headphones on there too, I want to get those next time!
Wait a minute. You get more company stuff? How come I don’t get anything?
It’s part of our new Employee Rewards Program. You have to do something special, and then your manager can recognize you for working extra. Or for helping out with a tough customer. There’s lots of ways to win.
So I have to do something that my Manager thinks is special? That shouldn’t be too tough, I’m one of the hardest workers in my department. I wonder if my manager is part of the Rewards Program?
Yeah, he is, for sure. Didn’t you see the announcement last month? It’s a big deal. The whole company is doing it, all the manager are recognizing people for extra stuff they do.
You know, I remember seeing that email. But I didn’t really read it all.
Well you should go back and read it. Jill, who sits next to me, she offered to help train the new guy John we just hired, and Sandy gave her a PLATINUM Reward. There was all kinds of awesome stuff on there she got to pick from.
What did she get?
She got a really nice jacket, like a zip-up weatherproof jacket from Cutter and Buck, with the company logo on it like my shirt. But if it was me, I would have picked the heavy duty tool set, it looked pretty sweet.
So how come you got a shirt instead of the tool set, if you liked it so much?
Because I got a GOLD Reward, and Jill got a PLATINUM. She did more than I did, training John took her a couple weeks of extra stuff she had to do every day.
So there’s different levels?
Yeah, it’s in that email, there’s SILVER, GOLD and PLATINUM. Every time one of our managers thinks that someone is doing something special or extra, they can give them a Reward. I’ll bet there’s people in your department who have been recognized already.
You know, I saw Tommy with a Nike hat that had our logo on it. I wondered where he got that, I bet it was a Reward. I’m going to go ask him.
Yep, there’s Nike hats in there, in the SILVER level. He must have gotten a SILVER Reward.
Dang. I need to step it up. I want some cool new company stuff to.
I know, right! And the best part is the Program keeps running. They’re doing this all year, it’s not just this month. I think they’re trying to make the office a more fun place to work.
Yeah, I’ll bet your right. It’ll be more fun when I win, that’s for sure! I’m going to find that email, and talk to Tommy about his hat.
Good luck Ernie, I’ll bet you’re next. See you later.
See you Burt. Congratulations! Thanks for filling me in on the Rewards Program!
No problem. Hey, let me know what Tommy says, and what he did that got him recognized.
Hello Burt and Ernie, thank you for sharing your conversation. Your experience is very typical of how a good Employee Rewards Program gets started within a company. Burt, you had already read the Company’s Announcement and you knew about the Program, and you shared what you knew with Ernie. And Ernie, you got excited about the Rewards Program, because you saw that Burt had already been recognized and rewarded, and you wanted to be recognized and rewarded also. That’s how it works, it starts with an “official announcement” from the company, then it continues to spread by word-of-mouth, and everyone gets excited along the way! Thank you for letting me share your conversation on our website.