As a self-proclaimed brand spankin’ new employee of Baudville, Friday was my very first Employee Appreciation Day at the ‘Ville. I’ll let you in on a little secret: Friday was my first Employee Appreciation Day ever… It’s not like this is my first year in the workforce, it’s just that I’ve never worked anywhere that so much as batted an eyelash for Employee Appreciation Day. Man are those employers AND employees missing out because Friday was my favorite workday of the year so far!!

Employee Appreciation Day 2016 is THIS FRIDAY, March 4! Do you have any plans to celebrate your hardworking employees? If you missed last week’s update, we gave you The Super Simple 4-Step Guide to Rocking Employee Appreciation Day. Let us know if you’ll be following our 4 simple steps!

Employee Appreciation Day 2016 is on Friday, March 4!

The CEO of Globoforce, Eric Mosley, said to Inc., “Companies should look at Employee Appreciation Day like it's Valentine's Day, or Mother's or Father's Day. The sentiments we share and the way we make others feel on those days is how we should act every day.” If you’re a parent, you probably know how good it feels to get slightly-burnt-toast or a-little-bit-soggy-cereal brought into your bedroom by a kid with a huge grin on his face. That’s the spirit of the day! It’s not necessarily about the quality of the mother’s day breakfast, it’s about the intention. Even if your special breakfast features clumpy instant coffee, your effort in making your employees appreciated will not go unnoticed! That is to say, even if you’re not a natural crafter or gregarious congratulator, follow these four simple steps and you’ll rock this Employee Appreciation Day!

With Employee Appreciation Day being Friday, the 6^th and Baudville’s birthday Monday, the 9^th, last week Baudville had a lot to celebrate! (We have the tendency to do that around here.) It was the perfect opportunity to take a week-long vacation together.

Employee Appreciation Day is this week Friday, March 6! If you’re still on the fence about whether or not to celebrate, take a minute to read some quick facts that support the business side of Employee Appreciation in: Top 12 Employee Appreciation Statistics.