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What is important to the team?

On our "Wrench Way" (Our shops URL at the bottom as a link) account last months poll we posted, yielded some interesting incite.

This site is a "potential employee" form that highlights the shop and its culture to people in our industry. It works very well when combined with the "Technician find" family. It is for augmenting Technician Find services. Chris team funnels leads to us then we let potential techs "look us over" before calling us. You probbly already know that any potential employee is researching you.

Back the the question we asked the form.

We post monthly poll questions and last month we asked "what is feeling valued mean to you at work"

The options were:

To be acknowledged openly, at work for a job well done. (This received 21% of the vote)
Earned meals for goal reached as a team. (This received 0% of the vote)
Tool bonus when a team shop goal is achieved (This received 0% of the vote)
1-3 (This received 79% of the vote).

I ran this question and response through Gemini and the take away teaches us that feeling valued is not going to be one thing, but instead a "holistic approach" (Read the AI response below)

AI, Gemini,

This result provides a very clear, powerful, and actionable message about how your employees want to be valued.

Here is a detailed breakdown of what the poll results likely mean:

1. The Overwhelming Majority Want "All of the Above" (79%)

The most significant finding is the 79% vote for the option "1-3".

Interpretation: In a typical single-choice poll, this option was almost certainly intended to mean "All of the Above" (options 1, 2, and 3). The fact that nearly four out of five respondents chose it means your team believes that feeling valued is not one single thing, but a combination of different kinds of recognition and rewards.
The Message: Your employees value a holistic approach that includes:

2. Acknowledgment is Important, but Not Enough Alone (21%)

The option "To be acknowledged openly, at work for a job well done" received 21% of the vote.

Interpretation: This group felt that open, verbal praise was the most critical or even the sole component of feeling valued, or they felt this was the only correct answer among the single choices, but the majority opinion overshadows it.
The Message: Public recognition is a key element (Source 1.2, 1.4, 2.8), but most employees want it to be combined with tangible rewards and group appreciation. A simple "good job" is only part of the equation.

3. Team Meals and Tool Bonuses Are Valued, but Need Context (0%)

The options "Earned meals for goal reached as a team" and "Tool bonus when a team shop goal is achieved" both received 0%.

Interpretation: This does not mean employees don't want meals or bonuses. It simply confirms that they don't view these items, in isolation, as the complete answer to "What is feeling valued mean to you at work?" They are only fully meaningful when they are part of a broader recognition strategy that also includes acknowledgment, as indicated by the 79% vote for all three.

In short: Your employees are telling you they want recognition that is verbal, social, and financial/tangible, all working together.

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We are already doing all these thing and a few more , like our Monday morning 10 minuet meetings. It reviews last week but also has a round robin of "what went well and what could have gone better" this meeting concludes with everyone getting a chance at making a hole in one put put golf shot, if just on person on the team gets it the shop will add a breakfast for the team.

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https://wrenchway.com/shops/craigs-car-care

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