Here are some comments from readers on ways that they recognize or are recognized on birthdays:
“The head of our company sends a handwritten note to everyone on the staff. Even though are company has about 1000 employees, that gesture still is in place and goes a long way.”
“A personal email from the boss is all we expect on our birthday, and even though some people say that is all we get, it means a lot to me and a lot to my colleagues that she remembers it.”
“We don’t celebrate birthdays, but we do give our employees their birthday as a floating holiday – they can take their birthday off, or use that day for any day in the month their birthday falls.”
“We have a company pool that everyone in our department puts money in to for an office wide birthday party every month. We all get together after lunch and meet in the dining area for cake, recognition, and small gift cards for each of our birthday celebrants.”