Play ball!
That’s exactly what Priority Staffing Group did on our sports-themed 2019 Employee Appreciation Weekend.
Each year our three owners, Gail Lannom, Heather Goines-Evans, and Carlos Tanner, pack up and take all our internal employees on an Employee Appreciation Weekend to thank the team for their hard work all year.
Last year we spent the weekend at the lake and in 2017 we had a winery weekend.
For us, this is the one weekend each year we can get together with our spouses or friends and enjoy each of our coworkers’ company without the workday overhead. While we consider ourselves family day-to-day, this is a gift we’re given to just have fun together!
This year, Priority Staffing piled into a bus playing music hand-picked by each member of our team. We rode from our headquarters in Marion, IL to Chesterfield, MO. There we picked teams and played Topgolf for the first leg of our journey.
Topgolf
Baseball
The team moved on to St. Louis to see the Cardinals play the Pirates.
The Cardinals won the game while we cheered them on. But as a team, we all felt like the winners after the Priority Staffing Annual Awards were handed out.
Julie Simpson – “Helping Hand” Award
Liz Sawyer – “In It To Win It” Award
Each baseball-themed trophy was hand-picked for the winner. Some of the categories were based on the work ethic of the winner, like “Out of the Park” for the team member who consistently hits it out of the park whether that is placing employees, satisfying clients, etc. and some awards were based on the good spirits of the employee like “Cheer Master” for bringing the most team pride to the office and “Comic Relief” for someone who always makes us laugh.
Employee appreciation doesn’t have to be shown on a big trip, but the extra praise makes a difference all year. What do you do for your employees to keep morale up? Do you have annual awards or a company picnic? We’d love to hear your ideas!
For any staffing needs you may have at your company, or if you’re seeking a new career, reach out to any of our offices for help.
Marion – 618-969-8800 | Vandalia – 618-283-9533 | Murfreesboro – 615-295-2127