Care package ideas for your remote employees

When we talk to HR leaders about their teams' lessons during the pandemic, one thing always stands out – a renewed sense of empathy. It's empathy for each other, empathy for customers and suppliers, and empathy for the remote workers on their team. 

With everyone working from home for a while, we all now know the benefits and the drawbacks to the home office. Connecting with teammates became difficult because we couldn't just pop by a coworker's desk. People and HR leaders told us they missed out on those physical signs that an employee needed help or to talk. 

Another challenge of working remotely is not being able to celebrate employee professional and personal milestones. But that's where we come in with personally curated, locally sourced gift ideas for remote employees to show that you appreciate them.

When your employees feel appreciated, they do more than perform better. They look for opportunities to help others feel the same way. Today's employees also want you to appreciate them as people – and for their lives outside of the office. They want to know they work for a genuinely caring business – and that's where a service like Chocolate Soup helps.

As we move into summer, we've got five ideas for employee gifts for your remote or work-from-home teams.

Celebrating birthdays remotely

Let's be honest, we don't miss that sheet cake in the kitchen that much. It always had too much icing, and the slices were too thin. Celebrating your remote employees' birthdays is easy with our Employee Milestone subscription boxes. Each box is perfectly curated for social sharing to attract positive engagement for your company. We tailor each package to your business with a mix of sweet, savory, and fun items to celebrate your employee's big day.

Something borrowed, something new, something blue

Summer means sand, sun, and – of course – weddings! Our Employee Milestone gift box subscriptions are great ways to celebrate two awesome people starting their lives together. Our wedding boxes are stuffed with items including Eatable Inc champagne-infused popcorn, prosecco gummies, mini champagne flutes, and more.

Gift boxes to celebrate your employee's new addition

Your employees love to share photos and details of new additions to their families. Celebrate the arrival of a new bundle of joy with our New Baby boxes. Each box includes a swaddle blanket, a hot-cold pack, a toy for the baby, and prosecco gummies for the parents (everyone needs a treat)!

A home is more than four walls and a roof.

Over the last year, your employees' homes have become more than just a place to eat and sleep. They're part classroom, part office, and they mean the world to your employees and their families. In the old days, you'd give a loaf of bread and wine to celebrate a new home. Today, you can send them a beautiful gift box including a multi-tool, snacks, a gorgeous maple cutting board, and more. 

Moving on up

Despite the challenges of the past couple of years, many employees mastered the juggling act and managed to earn well-deserved promotions. Celebrate your team members who committed to advancing their careers and their contributions to the company with one of Thriver’s care packages. These packages can include just about anything you could hope to gift your employees - everything from SWAG and treats to booze and beauty products - and can be pre-built or custom curated according to your preferences.

Seasonal boxes

Recognizing your employees doesn't even need an occasion. Our Seasonal Gift Boxes help your employees celebrate longer days and warmer nights with curated scents and flavours of our favourite season. Our gift boxes do more than help you celebrate your employee milestones. They help start conversations between your employees. They're designed to be shared – and that sharing sparks conversations between employees that generally would happen when people are physically in an office. It's a great way to form bonds that will last a long time whether your team returns to the office or moves to a hybrid work mode.Contact us today to learn more!