Through a publication on LinkedIn, HP celebrated the 102nd birthday of its worker #8.
With this, the brand reminds us that employees are the fundamental part of its success and historical conformation.
The recognition encourages other company employees and promotes the appreciation of human capital.
HP’s history dates back to 1935 in the garage of Willian Hewlett and David Packard when the parent company was founded. From those moments it began to produce a range of electronic products to later become one of the main manufacturers of personal computers worldwide.. As a token of her history, she recognized her #8 employee, Mrs. Vivian Philips, and celebrated her 102nd birthday.
The culture of internal recognition of a company is an important aspect, since beyond making the machinery work efficiently, talent is retained and they show that they are valued.
“Recognizing the work of the professional is one of the main sources of personal and work satisfaction of the individual. Exercising it favors the feeling of satisfaction and well-being of the employees, stimulating them towards the common goal of achieving the success of the company”, says the Spring Professional blog.
The need for talent to be valued has always been present in society and helps to reinforce self-esteem. In the aspect of the workers, it generates great satisfaction and is the key to keeping the collaborators within the company happy.
According to the study “Happiness and Work” carried out by the Mexican consultancy Sustainable Growth, satisfied and motivated people have greater efficiency and productivity in companies.
Recognition and motivation generates 33 percent more energy and dynamism and increases the productivity of companies by 88 percent.
HP remembers its worker #8, celebrates her 102nd birthday on LinkedIn
Through a LinkedIn post, HP demonstrated the importance of its employees to the company.
One thing for sure is that employees are the company’s most important assets, since they are the face of the company and directly face the relationship with consumers.
They are the ones who have great knowledge of the company, the products, its operation and the customer experience. For this reason, on many occasions it is said that the employee is the main client of the company and the good or bad experience of him will define that of the consumer.
Today, according to Customer Think, 70 percent of customer behavior is not driven by the quality, price, efficiency, or advertising of a service or product, but by the quality and attitude of employees.
Knowing that employees are the fundamental part of the operation and success of any company, HP recognized its employee #8 and called on the followers of the LinkedIn page to sign her digital birthday card, which was celebrated on April 7.
Ms. Vivian Phillips began her career with the company in 1947 and for 35 years worked “at the Palo Alto site in the machine shop, screen printing, storage room, and resistors soldered to transformer boards for the computers,” she says. HP in the LinkedIn post.
With the memory of its worker #8, the brand remembers that its workers are not “disposable” and above all that they are important for the historical conformation of the company.