Acme Co.Sample data · fictional companyYour 2026 Year in Review
The story of our 2026
It starts the way good stories do.
Once upon a time…
…in 2025, a few of us started saying thank you out loud. Not many, at first.
141people recognized someone
1,421thank-yous all year
9of our 14 teams took part
Every day…
…the thank-yous kept coming. Mostly from teammates, not managers. Mostly on Fridays.
81%came from peers
31%landed on a Friday
Until one day…
…on a Saturday in March, the branch system went down.
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Maria stayed until every member in line had been helped by hand. Nobody asked her to.
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Maria Gonzalesfrom Devon Price · March
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Devon noticed, and said so where everyone could see it. It became the most-loved recognition of the year. That same month, Appreciation Week brought 482 thank-yous, our biggest month ever.
Because of that…
…more of us joined in. Saying thanks stopped being something a few people did.
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Because of that…
…our thanks started crossing team lines. IT Support sent 68% of theirs to the people they help.
44%of recognitions went to another team
14/14teams recognized someone outside their own
Until finally…
…we ended the year with
3,186
thank-yous, 2.2× more than the year before. That put us in the top 10% of companies on Recognize.
And ever since…
…we’ve been a company that notices each other. If we had to give it a name: