Delta (at least) gives their elite members "Job Well Done" certificates every year they qualify for this reason - in a service oriented company, having a defaul

Delta (at least) gives their elite members "Job Well Done" certificates every year they qualify for this reason - in a service oriented company, having a default currency for recognizing people going above and beyond is a great tool. I'm not sure what benefit one of the certificates (they have serial numbers!) actually confers, but I imagine it's more about the emotional uplift than it is monetary value. I've long wanted a way to bring this to more workplaces. In previous companies, we had shout-outs at our company all-hands, which were low-effort to write and a fantastic way to recognize a coworker. It didn't involve any $$ compensation, which made it all the more meaningful to me.