One of the most important aspects of any business is the quality of employees. I am always impressed with companies that really place an emphasis on the value of staff. I really believe that employees should be treated well and feel appreciated. We try to do this by our daily interaction and recognition of work well done.
We also try to take the time to celebrate individual special moments. The most popular one we do is staff birthdays. This was started a few years ago by us purchasing a cake and having "Happy Birthday" written on it with the name of the person. We would place candles and sing "Happy Birthday", later the person would take home their cake.
I did learn after a while to stay with the same cake that was most popular rather than changing it since everyone seemed to like getting the chocolate layered cake and it became more of a tradition. Just the other day we had three birthdays on the same week so here I was ordering three cakes.
I did get attention at the store as this was the first time that we had so many birthdays close together. For us we have found that these cakes work best and our staff really seems to love getting them. This is well worth the investment and it has given us a way to further show our appreciation for our employees by recognizing their special day.
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