No more worrying about forgetting a birthday or anniversary! Celebrations automatically roll out recognition to your teammates. Celebrations appear in your public Recognition Feed, encouraging the rest of your team to join in on the celebration.
Currently, we offer three types of Celebrations:
1. Welcome! Celebration
Help your new hires feel welcome on their first day! The Welcome! Celebration automatically introduces and welcomes new teammates by recognizing them for joining your company.
2. It's Your Work Anniversary
Work anniversaries are a cause for celebration! The Anniversary Celebration encourages everyone in your organization to celebrate this milestone and reflect on their colleagues' contributions over the past year.
3. Happy Birthday
You can't always pass around a birthday card for everyone to sign these days, especially with a lot of employees working remotely. The Birthday Award helps you celebrate every birthday consistently and is a fun way to make your employees feel appreciated on their special day!
Recognition from all Celebrations appears on the public Recognition Feed just like those given out by peers.
❗️Important: We deliver Happy Birthday and It's Your Work Anniversary on the last workday before a weekend to ensure timely recognition! For example, someone with a Sunday birthday will receive a happy birthday message on the Friday prior.
Users who do not wish to celebrate their birthdays or work anniversaries on Bonusly can opt out of Celebrations by going to their Profile Settings page:
4. New Hire
A good first impression goes a long way! Welcome new employees to the team with the New Hire Celebration. The New Hire celebration is sent based on the user's hire date, while the Welcome! celebration is sent based on the user's Bonusly account creation date.
5. Custom
Create your own Custom Celebration for a special event! Custom Celebrations allow admins to set up a recurring post to celebrate everyone or a specific group of employees on a specific date.
Opting out of Celebrations
To opt out, click on Celebrations in the profile settings and uncheck the box next to the type of Award. Select Update Celebrations, and you're all set! When a user opts out, they will not receive any recognition or points for that particular Celebration and will not be recognized on the public Recognition Feed.
FAQ
What time do the Celebrations run?
The Bonusly Bot delivers Celebrations at 8:00 AM in the receiving user's time zone. If their profile doesn't specify a time zone, the award will be sent at 8:00 AM in the company's default time zone.
Whoops! We forgot to add a user's birth date or hire date; will they still get their award?
Celebrations are locked in for delivery 72 hours in advance, so edits to the award or user profile within this window might prevent automatic delivery. If that happens, submit a ticket to our support team at [email protected], and they'll get it sent out right away!
I have a user whose mode is "Benefactor" or "Observer." Will they receive Celebrations?
No, Celebrations are only sent to users who can receive recognition on the platform. This means users in "Benefactor" (can give but not receive recognition) and "Observer" (cannot give OR receive recognition) modes will not be included in automated award deliveries.
Questions? Send us a note to [email protected]; we'd be happy to help!
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