10 years service not acknowledged

[OneGreyBiscuit]

I've worked for the same company for 10 years - on either 2nd or 3rd of November. Gone into work today and nothing. How petty some of you may think, but considering another employee got recognition for 5 years service not too long ago with a nice bunch of flowers and chocs aibu to not feel slightly miffed?

I've not said anything to my management. Only asked another department manager if they get a notification for their staff.

We do long service recognition in my work place (it’s after 20 years but whatever). However you actually get the recognition and gift voucher at some point in the couple of months after the date you’ve achieved the 20 years. It’s not like an actual birthday.

Maybe your colleague had already passed the 5 year point or maybe the line manager happened to be on the ball that day but I wouldn’t conclude that you’ve been overlooked, give them chance. And if you’re still not happy, tell them!

I’ve not been recognised for 5, 10 or 15 years.

My boss was recently recognised for 5 years service. On the day she had a call to tell her she was being made redundant. They are such a caring employer.

If a company does service recognition it should be consistent. But policies do change, and a gift may be ‘unofficial’.
I got an unexpected iPod nano at 20 years service which was nice, and at 25 years was allowed to choose an item from a rather odd selection in a sort of catalog - I got a Cross pen and pencil set which were about the only thing I’d give houseroom to. I think I got some chocolates one year, and also a framed certificate. But at 30 and 35 years…nothing.

Do you have an hr dept or person? At our place there is a set policy which states the amount we receive at set years of service. Definitely worth asking them if your company has a policy and if not it should, for fairness. You manager is probably just thoughtless.

You didn’t think to do anything for your colleague when they left after a decade?

just like your colleague today didn’t

My workplaces have always had a thing like a company cash gift after X years. But I've never had the actual day marked apart from one bloke who'd been there a seriously ling like time, like his whole career. We call out the 5/10 year people at the Christmas party.

If it was me I would be sending an email announcement company wide sharing my achievement and inviting everyone to celebrate with me. Shame them into acknowledging it.

Always blow your own trumpet. You can be sure no one else will if you don’t!

Would you really?

Invite everyone to celebrate with you…. What would that mean in practise?

bizarre suggestion

People used to get a gold watch after 50 years, but no sooner. 🤷‍♀️

Maybe the five years was organised by a friend of the coworker? I think the fact you can’t remember when it was yourself says a lot

Yes of course, I would and I have. Why ever not? I’ve done this on reaching big milestones and also on big achievements. Always had good reactions, why wouldn’t I? People are generally nice if you expect them to be, and return the compliment.

I only did it company wide when working for a small employer with about 100 employees though, who would all know me. These days I would probably keep it to my department with about 50 people, not send it to all 8,500 who work for the whole organisation!

How much of an achievement is it?

You’ve stayed in an organisation for X amount of years, dodged the endless restructuring bullets and that’s it.

No big deal.

I genuinely don't understand why you're getting a hard time. Yes you should be treated equally. It might be that new manager hasn't thought this through, and hasn't actually got as far as making a policy. I think the way forward is to ask about the policy, if manager says anything about 10 years, then you can ask if he's aware that you've had 10 years service and see what he says. Don't go in all guns blazing - keep it calm and state facts..

A few of my closer colleagues are on a WhatsApp group (yes I am even though I'm a god awful colleague apparently), and they know the score as they actually work there too and have said it's not on as well. I appreciate that people have taken the time to air their views on this but the people I work with AND socialise with opinions are more important to me. When I went back to work at 12, and all 3 managers were still there I was very tempted to ask if any of them had received an email but didn't.

I was very tempted to ask if any of them had received an email but didn't.

I still don't understand why you didn't ask it just seems daft as it's obviously bothering you so much.

I wondered if it's as simple as with three managers each have assumed one of the others is sorting it and inadvertently none of them have done anything.

Maybe your correct and I like to think about things first before asking questions which is why I didn't say anything.

Chin up old thing.

On my 10th anniversary I walked into work and was pounced upon with bouquet, card, super expensive bottle of gin and a Pandora bracelet🙂

Trouble was that I had my resignation letter in my bag. Awkward did not begin to conver it.

Crikey, downbeat much!

OP’s manager has shown he sees long service as an achievement so I say go for it!

If the precedent in your place of work is for it to be acknowledged then of course you should be annoyed! I would follow it up to be honest.

Did you get anything at 5 years? When did the company start acknowledging 5 years service

The one other person that the op knows who reached a decade service… there was no recognition. No one did anything. Including the OP.

So there’s a precedent alright. A precedent of no recognition of 10 years service

First post nails it again. Having said that, I did get a posy of flowers picked from a garden after 30 years.

Our work does this, but it’s a big organisation and a notification is sent out once in the year.. so everyone with 5, 10, 25, etc service will get sent to a manager once a year. So whether it’s April or the following February, all get celebrated in the following March at the end of the financial year. I would expect excellent systems in place if you are expecting they celebrate it on the same shift on the anniversary. I think you are not unreasonable to want the same treatment as your colleague, but you may be presuming too early that you have been overlooked.

My recognition for 10 years' service was five additional annual leave days. Far more use to me than flowers or chocolates.

But I can understand you feeling a bit put out if a fuss was made of another colleague for five years' service.

Did they recognise your five year anniversary? Have they acknowledged any other landmark occasions for anyone else?