Many employers celebrate holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Halloween with office parties and offer workplace feasts and a chance to socialize with coworkers as a way to show they appreciate their employees. Ironically, there’s a holiday designed specifically for that, and it’s often completely ignored by employers.
Employee Appreciation Day (EAD), landing this year on March 1, was founded in an effort to strengthen the bond between employer and employee. Of course, that can only happen if it is observed. According to a survey we conducted this time last year, 44% of nearly 1,000 respondents said they thought it was “extremely or very important” that their workplace recognize EAD, but just 10% said their current place of employment actually did anything to commemorate the day.
