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By Nishtha Pandey Mar 14, 2023 1:19:35 AM IST (Updated)
Employee Appreciation Day: Reports and experts across the board point out that trophies, awards and branded gifts are fine, but employees feel much better if they simply feel wanted, valued for the job they do and heard by their peers and bosses — throughout the year.
"From work from home to work from office to work for somebody else and all this after all the employee interaction activities to keep employees happy. For that you need employees. They should have focused on keeping employees," so said social media comedian Aiyyo Shraddha in a viral video on the recent layoffs in the tech industry.
At our workplaces we have all seen events, rewards and many more tokens given to employees for ‘appreciating’ them but it all goes against the current scenario of the job market. So far, in 2023, more than one lakh employees have been laid off. Numerous employees have shared accounts of how stressful the work environment can get.
It’s Employee Appreciation Day today, March 3, and the need to properly appreciate the employees has been rising every passing year. In light of the perennially tight labour market, the loss of human connection in the workplace is a cause for concern. Many reports have suggested that employees do not feel connected to, valued by, or valued by their co-workers on a real level. To get that elusive sense of being seen, heard, and valued, employees are becoming more open to searching in other places.