O365: KUDOS
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@irj said in O365: KUDOS:
@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
@gjacobse said in O365: KUDOS:
I am not certain, but I think they would like to stay in the O365 realm. Though, I will make note of that...
What ever happened to just sending a company wide "Thanks Karen" emails?
Why does a project like this even exist?
Kudos are a big part of many companies, and it's not hard to imagine why. Many companies will actually pay some bonuses or gift cards for kudos. A $50 visa gift card is an investment well spent when you have someone busting their ass. I have been on the kudos side and when you get a small token of thanks beyond a "Karen" email it means alot.
Sure, but sending out a Kudos through some specific application has nothing to do with the reward aspect that you're discussing, and wasn't at all a part of what I was discussing in my post that you opt'd to downvote.
This is specifically the delivery of an announcement, email has a very good delivery record. Why use something else for the announcement?
Someone from HR or wherever will still deliver the reward in person for that employee busting their ass.
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@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
@irj said in O365: KUDOS:
@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
@gjacobse said in O365: KUDOS:
I am not certain, but I think they would like to stay in the O365 realm. Though, I will make note of that...
What ever happened to just sending a company wide "Thanks Karen" emails?
Why does a project like this even exist?
Kudos are a big part of many companies, and it's not hard to imagine why. Many companies will actually pay some bonuses or gift cards for kudos. A $50 visa gift card is an investment well spent when you have someone busting their ass. I have been on the kudos side and when you get a small token of thanks beyond a "Karen" email it means alot.
Sure, but sending out a Kudos through some specific application has nothing to do with the reward aspect that you're discussing, and wasn't at all a part of what I was discussing in my post that you opt'd to downvote.
This is specifically the delivery of an announcement, email has a very good delivery record. Why use something else for the announcement?
Someone from HR or wherever will still deliver the reward in person for that employee busting their ass.
The reason for kudos is because the companies are after enhancing employee engagement. They do it by instant gratification, recognition, awards, likes etc.
Think of it as a game. When you break the high score you'd want everyone to know.
That's why you see badges, awards and gamification in every kind of service nowadays. This is the same thing.That's why just sending an email manually doesn't give you the maximum employee engagement. So that's a reason to look for something more elaborate.
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@pete-s I guess, still seems like "participation trophies". I'm at the point where I'd rather just have the cash or time off and not deal with this kind of game.
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@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
@pete-s I guess, still seems like "participation trophies". I'm at the point where I'd rather just have the cash or time off and not deal with this kind of game.
It's not a participation trophy, because everyone gets a participation trophy. This is actually earned, and the acknowledgement is worth it to company and to employees.
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@irj said in O365: KUDOS:
@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
@pete-s I guess, still seems like "participation trophies". I'm at the point where I'd rather just have the cash or time off and not deal with this kind of game.
It's not a participation trophy, because everyone gets a participation trophy. This is actually earned, and the acknowledgement is worth it to company and to employees.
It is to a participation trophy, because you're paid to do a job, this simply acknowledges that you went above and beyond with some pictures or whatever.
The bonus, which is completely normal and common practice is what IMO should matter to the employee who gets these Participation Trophies.
I think you must find these to be important, why else would you defend the practice?
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@irj said in O365: KUDOS:
@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
@pete-s I guess, still seems like "participation trophies". I'm at the point where I'd rather just have the cash or time off and not deal with this kind of game.
It's not a participation trophy, because everyone gets a participation trophy. This is actually earned, and the acknowledgement is worth it to company and to employees.
I agree with this - I just hate the gamification of it, but sadly, I understand the gamification of it.
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@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
It is to a participation trophy, because you're paid to do a job, this simply acknowledges that you went above and beyond with some pictures or whatever.
Since you have no idea what a participation trophy is or what it means...
https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=What's a participation trophy%3F
@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
I think you must find these to be important, why else would you defend the practice?
I find that businesses should do things where they pay very little out of pocket and gain alot of morale from it. I've been given these awards before and I find them very encouraging. Even $25 feels like a great gesture and is above and beyond what your company has to do.
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@irj said in O365: KUDOS:
@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
It is to a participation trophy, because you're paid to do a job, this simply acknowledges that you went above and beyond with some pictures or whatever.
Since you have no idea what a participation trophy is or what it means...
https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=What's a participation trophy%3F
@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
I think you must find these to be important, why else would you defend the practice?
I find that businesses should do things where they pay very little out of pocket and gain alot of morale from it. I've been given these awards before and I find them very encouraging. Even $25 feels like a great gesture and is above and beyond what your company has to do.
And it does make you feel better - yes,... $25 isn't much. But it's the acknowledgement of your efforts, not just your showing up.
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@irj said in O365: KUDOS:
Since you have no idea what a participation trophy is or what it means...
https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=What's a participation trophy%3FParticipation Trophy, every gets cake or pizza.
This: Everyone gets told Great Job, here's your paycheck.
@irj said in O365: KUDOS:
I find that businesses should do things where they pay very little out of pocket and gain alot of morale from it. I've been given these awards before and I find them very encouraging. Even $25 feels like a great gesture and is above and beyond what your company has to do.
So you have a dog in this fight because you're underpaid and work for a shitty employer who needs to game you into thinking that things aren't so bad.
Now that we've level set, how is a standard and completely normal Bonus not acceptable.
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That may be the 'line difference' between a Kudo and a Bonus. The bonus could be that the agency has done well that quarter / year, or you have had exceptional performance during a period of time.
where as the Kudos is akin to - that person made my day today better, or answered questions in a way that didn't make it seem like I was obtuse... Went out of their way to ensure that one person had everything they needed for that conference call...
While similar - they are not always one and the same.
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@gjacobse said in O365: KUDOS:
That may be the 'line difference' between a Kudo and a Bonus. The bonus could be that the agency has done well that quarter / year, or you have had exceptional performance during a period of time.
where as the Kudos is akin to - that person made my day today better, or answered questions in a way that didn't make it seem like I was obtuse... Went out of their way to ensure that one person had everything they needed for that conference call...
While similar - they are not always one and the same.
Absolutely not, any compensation paid beyond your income is paid as a bonus, you end up paying tax on that (or should).
This is simply skirting that tax liability and gaming employees to work for less with the potential to get an extra $50 bucks every now and then.
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@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
So you have a dog in this fight because you're underpaid and work for a shitty employer
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
You have no clue what you're saying and who you're saying it to.
I also enjoy them. I love where I work and and def not underpaid, but I still think it's a nice gesture and makes you feel good when they show appreciation for it.
I didn't realize we had John Wayne here on the site. Too tough for a company thanks. Ok pilgrim.
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@stacksofplates I wasn't responding to you if you look at my quote, was I?
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@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
@stacksofplates I wasn't responding to you if you look at my quote, was I?
I know you weren't. I'm saying you have no idea who he works for or how much he makes. If you did you'd never have said that.
On top of that I also love where I work, etc.
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@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
@gjacobse said in O365: KUDOS:
That may be the 'line difference' between a Kudo and a Bonus. The bonus could be that the agency has done well that quarter / year, or you have had exceptional performance during a period of time.
where as the Kudos is akin to - that person made my day today better, or answered questions in a way that didn't make it seem like I was obtuse... Went out of their way to ensure that one person had everything they needed for that conference call...
While similar - they are not always one and the same.
Absolutely not, any compensation paid beyond your income is paid as a bonus, you end up paying tax on that (or should).
based on what information? You don't have to claim anything lower than $600 of gifted money (gift cards, cash, tips, etc.) on your taxes so I'm genuinely curious where you are getting this information from.
This is simply skirting that tax liability
do you know how a gift card works?
it's not skirting tax liability to buy a gift card - Gift cards can not be taxed because it's a transfer of funds. Just like changing up 20 $1 bills to a single $20 bill - that's not taxable.
taxes are collected on the redemption of the gift card when they purchase something there's no skirting Tax liability because the taxes are still collected by City/State after a purchase.
Also, are you that much against people getting a small token of gratification? I mean, higher morale means better working teams which can in turn mean high productivity and money for the business.
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@jt1001001 said in O365: KUDOS:
@gjacobse we use Sharepoint/Yammer for this.
Can you share a little bit more on how that is implemented?
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@wrcombs said in O365: KUDOS:
@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:
@gjacobse said in O365: KUDOS:
That may be the 'line difference' between a Kudo and a Bonus. The bonus could be that the agency has done well that quarter / year, or you have had exceptional performance during a period of time.
where as the Kudos is akin to - that person made my day today better, or answered questions in a way that didn't make it seem like I was obtuse... Went out of their way to ensure that one person had everything they needed for that conference call...
While similar - they are not always one and the same.
Absolutely not, any compensation paid beyond your income is paid as a bonus, you end up paying tax on that (or should).
based on what information? You don't have to claim anything lower than $600 of gifted money (gift cards, cash, tips, etc.) on your taxes so I'm genuinely curious where you are getting this information from.
This is simply skirting that tax liability
do you know how a gift card works?
it's not skirting tax liability to buy a gift card - Gift cards can not be taxed because it's a transfer of funds. Just like changing up 20 $1 bills to a single $20 bill - that's not taxable.
taxes are collected on the redemption of the gift card when they purchase something there's no skirting Tax liability because the taxes are still collected by City/State after a purchase.
Also, are you that much against people getting a small token of gratification? I mean, higher morale means better working teams which can in turn mean high productivity and money for the business.
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It's compensation when being provided from your employer to an employee. Ask the IRS.
As such it would generally fall under the category of Income, which is taxed.
No, I'm not against people getting token's of gratification, I'm against stupid "Yay Karen" solutions that gamify people doing quality work for their pay.
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The way this sounds is that this business needs to give kudo's through praise when anyone goes even the slightest above and beyond.
Someone else brought the gift card conversation in, but using Gift cards as a means of keeping employees means you are likely just baiting them to keep them around. Rather than paying them a fair wage if they are such high earners for the business.
I'm not against this, but it is a means of avoiding to have to pay income tax on that $.
What I am against is this desire to praise people for just doing their jobs with anything better than the bear minimum of effort.
