A colleague sends one
Your manager or a teammate nominates you and picks an amount. Approvals route automatically when one is needed.
Congratulations
Nice work — now pick your reward.
When a colleague sends you an award, you choose the brand — coffee, groceries, a flight, or the whole value straight to charity. It's yours to spend, and nothing comes out of your pay.
Awards are issued by your reward provider. Card details are held by the issuer, never by Total Reward Benefits.
Recognition award
RA-40182
$50.00
From your team
"Thanks for doing an awesome job!"
Redeem by 24 Oct 2026
Three steps
How it works
Two minutes from recognition to a card you'll actually use.
It lands in your account
The award appears against your name with the note the sender wrote. You'll get an email at your work address.
You choose the brand
Browse the catalog and pick what suits you. The issuer creates the card straight away and it stays in your account.
The catalog
What you can pick
Take the full value as one brand, or split it across several.
Dining
Restaurants, coffee, delivery
Everyday
Groceries and household
Travel
Airlines, hotels, rideshare
Entertainment
Streaming, games, books
Home
Hardware and furnishings
Donate it
Send the full value to charity
Before you click
What this program will never ask you for
Gift card offers are a common disguise for phishing. Real award notices are easy to tell apart once you know the pattern.
- Never your network password or MFA code.
- Never your bank details or card number.
- Never a fee, deposit, or shipping charge.
- Never a phone call pressing you to act now.
If a message claiming to come from this program asks for any of the above, don't reply and don't click. Report it to the security team and delete it.
Good to know
Common questions
Who can send an award?
Any employee can nominate a peer. Managers hold a larger monthly budget and can send without a second approval. Amounts above the standard tier route to the sender's manager first.
Is the value taxable?
Usually yes — recognition awards are treated as taxable income and appear on your pay statement. Payroll handles withholding automatically, so there's nothing for you to file separately.
Does the award expire?
You have 90 days to choose a brand. After that the card follows the issuing brand's own terms — most don't expire, though a few do.
Can I change my mind after choosing?
No. Once a brand is selected the card is issued and the transaction is final, so pick carefully.
I left the company. What happens to my award?
Unclaimed awards are cancelled on your last day. Cards you've already chosen are yours and stay in your account.