Ask HN: How do you give and receive recognition at work?

1 points by himynameisdom 6 years ago | 1 comment

I've noticed people I work with really respond to recognition at work in different ways. I think it's universally accepted we like recognition, but people seem to respond to the delivery in different ways. Wondering what you've observed about yourself and others when it comes to how feedback and recognition are delivered.

JohnFen 6 years ago |

I am not management, but I give recognition when appropriate anyway. I usually do so through email (typically at the start of a necessary email such as a status update, an analysis, etc.) and verbally during gossip sessions ("Joe's help with X was invaluable.")

I also make it a point to publicly credit whoever came up with a brilliant idea or solution that I'm using, so everyone knows that it came from them and not me.

I think that my coworkers appreciate that sort of recognition (informal from peers) more than official corporate recognition. At least, I know that I do!