Acme Co.Sample data · fictional companyYour 2026 Year in Review
412 of us. 14 teams. One year.
This is the story of what happened when we started noticing each other. It comes in four parts.
1 · Who we are2 · What we built3 · What we didn’t see coming4 · Who we became
Part 1 · Who we are
Tellers, lenders, fixers and welcomers.
We’re 412 people on 14 teams and branches, from Main Street to Northside, from Lending to IT Support. Two years ago we started saying thank you out loud, here, where everyone can see it.
412of us
14teams and branches
38new faces this year
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“When we started, I wasn’t sure who would join in.” Jamie Rivera, People & Culture
Part 2 · What we built
Month after month, it grew.
3,186thank-yous, 2.2× more than 2025
Not one quiet month. March peaked at 482, during Appreciation Week.
88%of us were recognized by a teammate
298of us recognized someone, up from 141
What we kept coming back to
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Our thank-yous didn’t stay home.
We expected people to thank the people they sit next to. Instead, almost half of all recognitions crossed team lines, and every one of our 14 teams recognized someone outside their own.
44%crossed team lines, twice the typical company
68%of IT Support’s thanks went to the people they help, not the people they sit with
Part 4 · Who we became
So this is who we are now.
In 2026, Acme Co. was
Bridge BuildersMore of us were recognized than at 9 in 10 companies on Recognize, and our thanks reached across the whole company.acme.recognizeapp.com · 2026