Holiday Rewards for Employees and Clients Demand Creativity During Recovery
As reported in The Wall Street Journal, businesses keeping an eye on bottom-line costs are getting creative when it comes to holiday parties and gifts this year:
In lieu of bonuses, holiday parties and client gifts, companies are giving away their own services and turning to old fashioned favors as a way to thank workers and customers.
At the Proforma Worldwide Support Center in Cleveland, where employees aren’t getting raises or bonuses this year, executives have vowed to scrape the snow off all 100 employees’ cars at least once a month this winter. They are also rotating a guest parking space—the closest to the building—among employees recognized by their peers, and are treating workers to breakfast once a month.
“We realize this has been a tough year, and so we wanted to come up with ways to show our employees how much we care,” says Brian Smith, president of Proforma, a printing and promotional products franchise.
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