Are you searching for the ultimate guide on how to show appreciation to your hardworking employees in home services? UpSmith has you covered!
As the holiday season continues in full swing, it’s important to recognize the efforts your team has put in throughout the year. After speaking with leaders in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pest control, facilities maintenance and more, we’ve gathered valuable insights on the best ways to show your employees that you truly value their hard work. Who doesn’t love a holiday surprise?!
Consider gifting your technicians new tools and/or equipment. These items can feel luxurious when you go for the good stuff, but high-quality tools are incredibly useful for a technician’s daily tasks. Offering practical gifts signifies your understanding and support for their work, increasing both employee satisfaction and productivity.
For example, we’ve heard HVAC technicians express great appreciation for digital gauges typically beyond their budget. Outfit them with the latest in gadgetry!
Another great gift idea is a custom-made or personalized tool belt or bag. Think custom patches, embroidery, or leather branding. This thoughtful gift not only shows your appreciation for an employee’s hard work, but also creates a sense of ownership for them — their name is (literally) on the gift, permanently!
Check out these custom tool kits one of our clients gifted their technicians.
Technicians are often working hard physically, so a massage or spa treatment gift certificate can be a great way to help them relax and de-stress. This type of gift shows that you care for your employees’ well-being and overall health, long term…and if they don’t use it themselves, their significant others definitely will! What better way to thank their spouse for supporting their late night calls to serve your customers? Massage and spa treatments also feel like a luxury many people won’t splurge on for themselves!
Tickets to sporting events, concerts, or shows can also be an excellent gift. These experiences can help techs make memories and enjoy some fun time off with their friends and family– contributing to retention and boosting employee morale. Plus, it’s always helpful to extend the feeling of workplace community to your techs’ loved ones so that you have satisfaction and loyalty from the whole crew of stakeholders outside of work.
Another meaningful and highly practical gift is additional time off. Create a voucher for an extra day of paid time off or a flexible schedule selection. Include a personal message expressing your appreciation and encouraging your team to use the time for relaxation, fun, or pursuing personal interests that bring them joy.
This worked particularly well for one client in the freight brokerage industry, who highlighted extra time off as the single highest motivator for his team.
While the holiday season is perfect for employee appreciation, it’s equally important to recognize and reward your technicians throughout the year. Regularly scheduled appreciation can effectively increase sales, close more deals, and increase ticket size.
UpSmith Boost helps you encourage your team to stay on task by celebrating them as they perform behaviors you want (like selling a Black Friday promotion), and rewarding them when they’ve reached their goals.
Boost by UpSmith can help you show your appreciation and motivate your team all year long. Boost encourages value-generating behaviors through text-first communication and transparent rewards, shaping an engaging special performance incentive program.
UpSmith Boost motivates your team by automating text messages to celebrate wins, recognizing when a technician’s behavior aligns with the actions you want to see.
UpSmith Boost integrates with your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to create productivity analytics. This feature increases transparency within your team and provides coaching for improvement opportunities, fostering a competitive yet fair sales environment.
UpSmith Boost enables you to reward performance with UpSmith points that can be redeemed for items like new tools, Yeti coolers, and even PTO. This reward system can enhance not only employee satisfaction, but also the friendly competition between technicians that increases their drive– who doesn’t want to be the one rewarded with the cool new stuff!
UpSmith Boost offers an effective and engaging way to appreciate and motivate your team throughout the year. It encourages the behaviors you want to see and rewards your team transparently, leading to increased employee satisfaction, productivity, and retention.
Partner with UpSmith to implement a successful employee rewards program that will show your appreciation year-round, increase your sales, and close more deals. Boost is the gift that keeps on giving!
