Hello Enlightened Managers!
Something interesting happened yesterday. When my husband came home from work he handed me an envelope and said "this is for you." The card wasn't from him, it was from Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft.
It said "Thank you for the sacrifices you have made" as a partner of a Microsoft employee.
Yesterday was my husband's 10 year anniversary of working at Microsoft. Quite honestly I haven't considered it any sacrifice, he sometimes works long hours but so do I, and they treat him very well, so I am content. But I wanted to bring it up here, because I think the simple idea of sending a card to a spouse is pretty classy.
Our employees are not islands - but part of families that also have an influence on their successes, motivations, and work ethic. Welcoming their families into that circle of recognition is a nice touch.
Have you seen any other companies do something like this? I'd be curious to hear about it.
That is a nice touch and something I haven't come across before. It's unexpected things like this that really make an impression.
Posted by: Adi | January 28, 2010 at 06:53 AM