Sunday, February 10, 2008

Appreciation Day

Kelly from FLYLady sent out a challenge to show our appreciation to other:


Dear Friends,

When was the last time that you expressed your appreciation for
excellent service? Have you had an great experience with someone that
just went above and beyond for you? You may have said thank you and
really made sure that person knew that you appreciated them, but you
can take it to the next level.

I challenge all of you to write a note or call a supervisor of someone
that has given you great service and make sure they know what a great
job that person is doing. There is nothing better for a supervisor or
an employee to receive that kind of acknowledgment.

Take a few minutes today to share your appreciation of great service.
If it was three weeks ago or yesterday, doesn't matter, it is never
too late to tell someone thanks you. It could be the grocery store
clerk, the UPS person, your hair dresser, a department store clerk
etc. Anyone that has really made you feel that you were important
even if they had been at work for 12 hours and were so tired, they
still gave you incredible service. Thank you's, gestures of gratitude
and appreciation are few and far between these days - you will feel
great, the supervisor will feel great and most importantly the person
that helped you will know that they are truly appreciated and very
special. This is another way of Paying it Forward.

Have a great day!

Kelly

1 comment:

Orthonomics said...

Actually had a chance to do this recently. We needed a notary on a document with my FIL's signature. We finally get him out of his house, with our kids in tow, to the bank, and guess who doesn't have their driver's license? The clerks went above and beyond getting signature cards and extra documents to verify identity and we walked out with everyone in one piece! I wrote a letter to the manager with our thanks a recommendation for these two employees who could have sent us home (to fight the entire car ride back).