What is the Work Anniversary Award?
The Work Anniversary Award will automatically give a shoutout to your teammates on their work anniversary. This is a great way to recognize them for their years of service on the team!
The shoutout will appear in the social feed, which allows the rest of your team to add on to the shoutout if they would like.
The points for the automated Work Anniversary Award come directly from the company, and not an individual user’s allowance balance.
Customizing the Work Anniversary Award
Before you begin customizing and configuring the Work Anniversary Award, you'll want to make sure your users have hire dates in their profiles.
HERE are some resources on how to do that.
The automated Work Anniversary Award is pre-programmed with a message and bonus amount. To edit the Work Anniversary Award go to Manage Awards > Automated page.
To edit the message or amount of your Work Anniversary Award, click the pencil icon on the right:
A pop-up will appear that allows you to edit the award amount, message, and whether it is publicly or privately visible.
The keywords @receiver_username and +amount are required in the message.
You can also include [num_years] to display the Anniversary Award year for the individual.
Please Note: When using the [num_years] keyword, it will display like # years (ex: 3 years) except for a users' 1st anniversary award. For the 1st year anniversary award it will say year and not display a number. Please make sure that your message fits the formatting for both options:
Example Template:
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, @receiver_username!! It's been a great [num_years] with you at [company_name] +amount
How it will look as a shoutout:
10 years:
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, @johndoe!! It's been a great 10 years with you at Nectar +100
1 year:
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, @johndoe!! It's been a great year with you at Nectar +100
Click the Save button when finished changing the settings for the award:
Turning the Anniversary Award on or off
By default, the Work Anniversary Award is turned on.
To turn the award off, flip the switch to grey.
❗ Individual users will need to have their birth date listed in their user profile in order for the automation to work.
FAQs
How do I add my teammates' hire dates?
There are 3 ways to add their hire dates dates:
If you're using an HRIS integration for your user management, the system will automatically pull the information over for you.
You can add everyone's anniversary information by including it in a CSV file and use our bulk upload feature. Hire dates will need to be in the format DD-Mon-YYYY (8-Jun-2008). If their work anniversary falls between days 1-9 of the month, do NOT include the 0 at the beginning. Example: 8-Jun-2021 and not 08-Jun-2021.
You can manually add a user's hire date information by finding their name in the Users tab and clicking their name. Scroll in their profile to find the Hire Date field and select their birth date from the drop down. Press the Save Changes button.
What time do the automated work anniversary awards get sent out?
The automated birthday awards will be sent out around 3 am MST.
Why did I not get my anniversary shoutout?
There are several reasons a anniversary shoutout may not have been sent. The most common reasons would be:
The Work Anniversary Award is not turned on.
The formatting for the user's hire date is incorrect.
The hire date is entered for the incorrect date or is not in their profile at all.
Can anniversary shoutouts be re-triggered if it is missed?
Yes! If you reach out to our support team they can assist with re-triggering the shoutout for the team member.
Can my anniversary award be made private?
Yes! Check this article on how to do that.
Can you do milestone/years of service for the anniversary award?
Yes! When setting up the award go to Manage Awards > Automated and click the pencil icon on the Work Anniversary Award.
In the pop up, click on the Advanced Settings button:
Set your specific anniversary award amounts based on different years of service.
If you don't set an amount for a specific year your teammates will receive the default Award Amount listed in the Award Amount section at the top.
❗ The award will still send for each anniversary year. If you only want to provide points for specific years, you'll need to set the default Award Amount to 0.