This is highly variable. Some people actively desire appreciation for small things, and miss it when it's absent. Other people find appreciation for small acco

This is highly variable. Some people actively desire appreciation for small things, and miss it when it's absent. Other people find appreciation for small accomplishments distasteful. One small job for good managers is to figure out who their people are (on this, and a thousand other axes). But be careful not to assume everyone feels the way you do about compliments from management.