(Inspired by Beanie) Have you ever gotten some kind of Employee Award??

[catsrule]

I gift certificate to a restaurant and a peice of paper with something on it, but I was about something and tore up the paper and gave them their certificate back.

 

[low-key]

I have not, a huge miscarriage of justice

 

[Disneylover99]

Never.

 

[ronandannette]

I have not, a huge miscarriage of justice

If you give us the name, e-mail address and cell phone number of your boss I'm sure a few of us here would be happy to put in a good word for you.

 

[low-key]

If you give us the name, e-mail address and cell phone number of your boss I'm sure a few of us here would be happy to put in a good word for you.

lol, some of you would thank him for his good judgment

 

[Handbag Lady]

Nope! I get letters and emails from clients, and appropriate gifts from them from time to time, but nothing from my employer. My husband's team won a huge award last year and I was so proud of him. We were tasked with coming up with a plan to try and save $1mil using new and creative practices and he won! He got a lovely plaque, a fancy dinner with our fun and super nice executive team member, and awesome tickets to a Laker's game.

 

[NMAmy]

I used to work as a service advisor at a car dealership. I won Employee of the Month. The prize was a brand new car to drive for a month with all gas provided and a primo parking spot.

 

[teller80]

I won volunteer of the year at my old job (in banking), it came with a little 4" glass plaque for my desk and $400. At that time I volunteered for hospice, my kids schools, and a community fund raiser for nearly 100 people who became homeless after an apartment fire.

Earlier in the year everybody had to list all of their volunteer activities, and just a couple weeks before that I was asked to come to work on my day off by my teller supervisor because they were going to be short handed. I did, but the bank said the hours were not approved by the bank manager so I wouldn't get paid. I was pissed, but there was nothing I could do. I almost listed those hours on my form as volunteer hours.

 

[mnrose]

I have quite a few, usually accompanied by some big object to "display" showing my award. Ugh. Now, I've got this pile of crap in my basement storage room that I don't really want to display, and feel bad throwing out. LOL.

The best one was an award I got as part of a team of 4 that I was on. We got a very nice trip to an Arizona resort for the team member and guest to "receive" the award. The trip was awesome. I don't even remember the name of the award.

 

[Kitty 34]

Wow....This sure is a blast from the past!!!

 

[DisneyNutMary]

I won associate of the month three times in one year, which led to me being associate of the year. It was a good year for me.
My current company doesn't have any form of recognition for mid level managers, we just get heaped with abuse

 

[PigletsPal2]

In a 23-year career with "the gummint," I was fortunate to work for managers who appreciated their staffs and made the effort to see that our above-and-beyond achievements were recognized. I received performance awards in each of my different assignments, and in one 3-year assignment I received six cash awards of $2,000 each and a promotion to the next grade. That was my favorite assignment, and I'm not sure if it was because of the awards, or if the awards were because I truly LOVED the work and I really put my heart and soul into it.

 

[ronandannette]

In a 23-year career with "the gummint," I was fortunate to work for managers who appreciated their staffs and made the effort to see that our above-and-beyond achievements were recognized. I received performance awards in each of my different assignments, and in one 3-year assignment I received six cash awards of $2,000 each and a promotion to the next grade. That was my favorite assignment, and I'm not sure if it was because of the awards, or if the awards were because I truly LOVED the work and I really put my heart and soul into it.

LOL - I award the impromptu "employee of the week" to the staff member of mine that ends up being stuck with the suckiest last-minute, unexpected, emergency task (sometimes employee of the month if it's really, really bad). It's just kind of a light-hearted thing we do amongst ourselves as there is no formal recognition or awards of any kind at our company but I also have the latitude to slide an employee an extra paid day off here and there, which I happily do to reward a job well done.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I got an "Above and Beyond" award once for taking on extra for a month or so when a coworker had an emergency. There was a luncheon (several winners in a large company) and I also received a calculator in a fancy wooden case.

 

[SydSim]

I was breast feeding champion of the month once! Go figure out how I won that!

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Performance bonuses, yes. Awards, no.

Did get $100 in the monthly safety drawing one time, but that was a random name from a hat type of thing.

 

[klj27]

I win the team work award twice and the Disney spirit award.

 

[John VN]

The company's first Employee of the Year. At my acceptance I asked they split the $100.00 award between 2 co-workers, one with Crohn's and the other whose wife had lung cancer. Following my request the plant supervisor said the company would match my offer.

 

[cybrkitn]

You know, like Emplyee of the Month or Year or something like that??

Years and years ago I actually got a Super Sacker award when I sacked groceries!!!

My DH gets Safety Awards at the factory he works but that's about it for us!

I received second place for Administrative Assistant of the year for the company I used to work for. It came with a $1,000 savings bond. That came as a complete surprise. I was only with the company as a permanent employee for a year. But it showed me that I had grown a lot. I used to lose a lot of the jobs I had due to my own mistakes, so my self esteem was pretty low. That changed when I joined that company. I learned and grew a lot. Sadly the location I worked in closed it's doors back in 2007. I still miss that job and my former co-workers.