During a time of great distress my employer was AWESOME on helping me get my time off and arrangements made?

How do I thank them for going above and beyond? I have never had an employer work with me like that before. It would be great to tell them thank you, but I don't want to seem like a butt kisser.








*side info.... My grandmother passed away and I had to arrange a leave of absense ( my super helped fill them out, pretty much all I had to do was sign), plus take time off of work in the middle of shift when I got "the phone call". My manager, my supervisor and their boss were so sweet, and it just made me feel good knowing I worked for a company that would just really bend over backwards for me. Heck, my super told me to take as much time as I needed, and my manager would call and check up on me just to make sure I was ok.





I want to send a thank you card, or even some flowers for their kindness.





Your ideas? THANK YOU.

During a time of great distress my employer was AWESOME on helping me get my time off and arrangements made?
How very nice! It's so good to hear something like this, instead of the usual stuff about how nasty the boss has been at a time of personal crisis.





As to how to say thanks ~ nothing beats a personal face to face 'thank you'. Just telling them face to face, with sincerity and openness, how much it meant to you and how special you think their behaviour was can make a person's day, month ~ even year!





To honour them publicly, you could definitely send a big bunch of flowers, maybe some chocs and a card ... if you send it to the office, naming them and then adding "and the whole team", you are letting everyone know you appreciate them, but also that your bosses were extra good.





That way, it is no way 'butt kissing', it is simply a heartfelt gesture of thanks.





It must have been sad losing your dear grandmother, I can only imagine the devastation as I love my grandma so much, but having a great workplace team can really help you feel better and give you a much needed boost. Having that sort of support really matters.





I WAS going to say you can also let them know how great you found them by being a terrific employee, but judging by their actions and your attitude, I bet you already are!





Cheers :-)





Edited to say: Traveller has a good point about company policy ~ you might need to check that out! Best wishes :-)
Reply:I usually am cautious about gifts to employers, etc. Even a letter to the company thanking them, could be a problem if in helping you, they "bypassed" some company policy. Perhaps just a heartfelt "thank you " in private is best.





If you really must do more than that, then I'd say a dinner certificate for two to some local, and reasonably priced restaurant if you can afford that. ( but that is six dinners if you thank all three of them that way!); about $60 usd for some place like Denny's.

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