Administrative Professionals Day Ideas During COVID
1. Say thank you.
Letting your administrative professionals know that you see, appreciate and treasure their tireless efforts to keep your business (and often your life!) up and running will be quite meaningful. A heartfelt chat, a genuine email or a kind handwritten note will be quite moving.
2. Have the rest of your staff send cards.
Administrative professionals help us all, so everyone should show their appreciation! Have cards handy for your staff to sign and send.
3. Send eCards and sweet emails.
Go paperless if you want and have your staff send complimentary emails to your administrative professionals. They may welcome the break from organizing print mail!
4. Give hand sanitizer!
Your administrative professionals are handling a lot of papers, equipment and currency regularly. Help them stay safe!
5. Hand lotion is always welcome.
Dry hands make everything harder, and when they’re working with their hands, even just typing all day, hand lotion can help keep them working comfortably.
6. Get lunch!
Whether you’re taking your administrative professionals out or ordering in, treat them to lunch and give them a much-deserved break at the same time.
7. Give them an extra day off.
And make sure that it’s paid. They deserve it!
8. Give them a photo frame.
Let your administrative professionals make their desk feel more like home. A photo frame will help and encourage them to put a cherished photo where they spend so many hours every day.
9. Get lunch or snacks for the entire office in their honor.
Don’t just leave pizzas or donuts in the breakroom. Specify that the goodies are there to thank your administrative professionals so the ret of your staff will know to express their appreciation before scarfing everything down.
10. Give them higher-tech tools.
One of the best ways to show your administrative professionals that you appreciate them is to give them properly working technology. Spring for a new computer, an improved phone system, or a company smartphone to make it easier for them to do their jobs (which, in turn, will make it easier for you to do your job).
11. Invest in a great chair.
Remember the episode of The Officewhere Pam was determined to get a new chair? It’s because a great chair can make the difference between back pain and comfort, good and poor posture and, often, a good or bad day. Let your administrative professionals sit in comfort (or even luxury!).
12. Give them a standing desk.
Sitting at a desk all day can feel cramped and may also potentially contribute to health issues. An adjustable or standing desk, if your administrative professionals are able to use one, can be a welcome change.
13. Gift tickets.
If your administrative professionals have favorite musicians or sports teams, get them tickets to a concert or game and give them that day (and maybe the next day!) off to truly relax and enjoy it.
14. Try flowers!
Unless, of course, your administrative professionals have pollen allergies. You can also get an air-purifying plant or succulent for their desks.
15. Bake something tasty.
Are you a great baker? Whip up a cake or cookies for your administrative professional team.
16. Get a gift card for meals.
Let them order delivery, whether for lunch at work or dinner at home, on your dime, or give a gift card to a restaurant you know that they love so they can have a night out when and if it’s safe where they live.
17. Treat the team to happy hour and toast your administrative professionals.
Everyone loves free drinks. Make sure everyone knows why they’re sipping them with a heartfelt toast to the administrative professionals who keep all the wheels turning!
18. Make sure their workspace is as comfortable as it can be.
Would a new air conditioning unit or a space heater be a game-changer? What about swapping out the harsh fluorescent lighting for LEDs or cute desk lamps? Can their desks be moved closer to some windows? Making your administrative professionals’ workspace comfortable and pleasant will make a huge difference in their morale.
19. Help them fund something they’ve been eyeing, wanting or needing.
If you know an administrative professional has been saving up for something, whether it’s an adoption fee for a new pet, a trip, a home renovation or a new car, have the rest of your team donate to help your administrative pros reach their goals.
20. Pay them what they’re worth.
The best way to show your appreciation for your administrative professionals is to pay them like the indispensable pros that they are. This is especially true if there is a gender wage gap at your place of business. Examine your policies and give salary adjustments where they’re deserved. Next, here’s our ultimate list of the 100 side hustles for 2021.
