Thank a coworker

Recognition that isn’t a performance

Work thanks usually comes as a shout-out in a channel or a line in a review. Both have their place, and both are a little public. A private, specific note from a peer is different. It says you noticed the work nobody assigned: the bug they fixed at 6 p.m. so your demo would run, the way they handled a hard customer, the patience they showed a new hire.

Feeling noticed is one of the things people say makes a job worth staying in, and people who feel noticed tend to notice others.

How it works

Enter your coworker’s first name, what they did, and your name. Nethalo creates a private link to a small card. Send it yourself by text or email, or copy the link into a direct message. Nethalo isn’t connected to your company’s tools, and there’s nothing to install.

Not a kudos board

Halos are never posted or listed on Nethalo, a halo won’t show up in a team channel unless you put it there, and the link preview says only “Someone sent you a halo”. Anyone with the link can open it, so send it in a direct message, not a shared channel.

How Nethalo handles privacy

Tips for thanking a coworker

• Thank them for something from the last week or two, while it’s fresh.
• Name the effect: the time it saved you, what it made possible.
• Thank across teams and up the ladder. Managers hear thanks less than you’d think.
• Keep it about the work and how they treated people.
• If you lead a team, send one without announcing it in the next meeting.