Congrats on the progress so far: You’ve recruited, interviewed, hired and onboarded a strong new employee. You orchestrated scores of tasks across many departments and managers. Your staffer is ready to hit the ground running and able to contribute to the company.  Now, multiply those hours across ALL of the new hires at your organization. Remember, everyone on the team was once a new hire. Calculate the time and effort of everyone involved and all of the systems used. It’s been a herculean task, done well. But wait. How are you going to build a culture that keeps employees engaged and loyal? Ideas are here — 15 ways to create employee satisfaction. 

Create Employee Satisfaction

One of the secrets to creating a great workplace is to recognize your employees in special ways, like gifts for staff. Doing so, you’ll help them to love their jobs, care deeply about their work — and hate to leave.  There is no shortage of opportunities to acknowledge your staff and extend tokens of appreciation. Here are 15 bright ways to weave a fabric of happiness into your company that will result in a culture of satisfaction, teamwork and loyalty.

Staples

1. Supplies! Shop for the items  you need to continue the great work.

Groupon

2. Project complete, job well done!

BuyBuy Baby

3. Congratulations on the new arrival!

eGifter Rewards Choice Card

4. Have a great vacation, here’s some “mad money” on us!

iTunes

5. Training Certification Complete!

Home Depot

6. Congratulations on your Promotion!

Krispy Kreme

7. Employee of the Month!

Charity Choice

8. Happy Birthday! Donate to the charity of your choice.

Sony PlayStation

9. Just Because! Bust the myth of All-Work-and-No-Play.

Amazon.com

10. Congrats on your Service Anniversary – thanks for another great year!

Fandango

11. We Appreciate Your Family — because they share you with us!

REI

12. Team Building Friday — an awesome company experience to forge bonds that last

Walmart

13. Thanks for your Community Service (blood donations save lives)

Vanilla eGift Visa

14. Let’s celebrate our company’s milestone achievement!

Carnival Cruise

15. Congrats, quota buster!