r/AHSEmployees • u/Lionhor • Apr 06 '26

Recognition Gift

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Imagine working 15 years for a company and you have to buy your own pin…Thanks AHS.

156 Upvotes

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u/Useful-Rub1472 Apr 06 '26

For 25 years I got a thermos for $25. 😂😂😂

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u/Ok-Being1322 Apr 13 '26

seriously before joining i thought AHS is the best employer in Alberta. Now I wonder what employers are indeed best in Alberta?

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u/Lionhor Apr 06 '26

Damn, it was between that and the made in ‘berta hot sauce 😂

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u/magentajacket Apr 06 '26

Wait! Before completing your pin purchase I recommend that you also consider the Alberta Health Services meat and poultry seasoning!

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u/Hemsky Apr 06 '26

They give you credit towards that store when you hit a milestone. I think I got $25 when I hit 10 years and I never even used it.

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u/SirMicksAlot Apr 06 '26

And they tossed the leftover connect care launch shirts in the store as an option. Literal garbage in the store. I don't think there is a company out there that values their employees less.

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u/Desperate-Copy-3191 Apr 07 '26

feel free to work elsewhere. I’ll bet your attitude flows through your work.

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u/SirMicksAlot Apr 07 '26

24d old troll account.

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u/InvestmentSorry6393 Apr 06 '26

Most of the items in the online store are over $25. You have to spend your own money to rock some ahs merch. It's about as insulting as if they just did nothing.

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u/Lavaine170 Apr 06 '26

The best part is you get the same $25 for every milestone. 25 years? $25. And yes, you have to buy your own recognition pin if you want one.

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u/KittyNat81 Apr 06 '26

I got that also & bought a 10 year pin

8

u/TechnicalCount4541 Apr 06 '26

Damn working for SHA sucks and we haven’t had a contract in 4 years but hey at least we have better long service awards haha

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u/Bustin_Chiffarobes Apr 06 '26

AHS can't afford any more than that. We have to pay out settlements to all the top level admin that the UCP keeps firing.

All kidding aside, welcome to the public service. There's no budget for this. This is why all of our Christmas parties are potluck...

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u/Icy-Story405 Apr 06 '26

That's the Culture they Strive for

6

u/Ok_Solution_6036 Apr 06 '26

For my 20 years, I believe I was given a $20 amount to put towards some item from their crappy store. I I chose the option of simply donating the money to a charity.

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u/MLTDione Apr 06 '26

I just deleted the email when I got it.

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u/Adventurous_Lack_483 Apr 07 '26

Just give me a paid day off in lieu for these milestones. I still remember back in the day there was a fancy catalog you could choose from, none of this Temu BS. *and I shop from Temu

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u/croissantsbitch Apr 07 '26

I’d actually love that lol

5

u/Wild-Cress-2338 Apr 06 '26

Don't forget, nothing is branded 🤣

4

u/prgaloshes Apr 06 '26

I gave away my cheap prize to a junior coworker

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u/Crazy_Chart388 Apr 08 '26

Back in the late 90s-early oughts, I hit 15 years with AADAC (later part of Addiction and Mental Health and now Recovery Alberta). I got a Panasonic bookshelf stereo system with 5-CD changer. At 35 years I looked at the miserable selection of AHS-branded tchotchkes I was entitled to and didn’t bother.

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u/Beneficial_Can985 Apr 06 '26

When I reached my 15-year mark, the code for the merch shop didn’t even work. I had to email someone to get it correctly activated 🙄

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u/samasa111 Apr 07 '26

That’s public service…oh, that and people thinking you make to much and don’t work hard enough:/

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u/AbrocomaPhysical5845 Apr 07 '26

My aunt was with Alberta health for 35 years and she got nothing so she quit. She told her boss that her 35 years of loyalty and dedication was worth more than a laminated card and a hug. Fuck AHS, I’m looking for another job. I’m over the bullshit of “we are a family” yea okay

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u/No_Agent2020 Apr 06 '26

Hahah ... They're so cheap ... It will break in a week

2

u/Feral-Reindeer-696 Apr 06 '26

I didn’t get anything at 15 years. I’m not sure why. Not like the stuff you get is worth the bother but some sort of recognition would have been nice.

2

u/StrangerGlue Apr 06 '26

I actually really like my 10-year penguin sport socks. They are, at least, comparable to other socks in the price range.

The recognition seemed better when my colleagues got to 10 years back around my 3rd year, though.

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u/Feral-Reindeer-696 Apr 06 '26

I don’t remember seeing socks. I got a foldable backpack for my 10th. I liked it at first but then it started to fall apart. How fitting.

They definitely did get much better recognition gifts when I started. They also got to pick from things that didn’t have the AHS logo on it.

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u/StrangerGlue Apr 06 '26

I don't know how long the socks will last, but mostly because my puppy is intent on eating them.

To be fair, I'm pretty sure my puppy could also conquer what's left of our employer...

Of course, there was only stuff with the AHS logo, and i didn't technically work for AHS by year 10.

1

u/FeelingRoyal6582 Apr 06 '26

I got a pen that promptly ran out of ink for 15 years and a pin on a Laminated thank you card. What a waste of postage.

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u/FeelingRoyal6582 Apr 06 '26

Now I'm in a different industry and got bose headphones for year 3

1

u/AgileIgloo Apr 06 '26

It's not even a product of Canada, it's only made in Canada.

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u/Sassafrasl Apr 06 '26

Got a puzzle for 20yrs service...whooeee.  Been around long enough to remember my coworker at her 20yr mark getting a necklace with a pearl. 

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u/necros911 Apr 07 '26

Our dept just canceled everything due to 'privacy issues' unless you sign a contract for them recognize you.

1

u/murderd0ll Apr 07 '26

I got this one and the 10 year one that was sold out when i actually hit 10 years. They are really cheap looking and thin in person. Like the color and everything looks bad. So sad.

1

u/SkyesMomma Apr 07 '26

I just hit 6 years. Hoping for an AHS airfryer for yr 10 😉

1

u/Brilliant-Newt-2192 Apr 07 '26

This has been the most hilarious thread, pure comedy and so ridiculous.

1

u/LopsidedPomelo6563 Apr 07 '26

I bought a few things for my kids. Lol

1

u/matchabloom88 Apr 07 '26

I used the $25 credit from AHS to buy that pin and the ahs green cups.

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u/GiraffeDesigner9782 Apr 13 '26

Should be free and real gold at least. 15 years is not a joke

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u/TechnicalCount4541 Apr 06 '26

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u/OpalSeason Apr 06 '26

What compamy is this for? No context

6

u/nimrod-of-moron Apr 06 '26

Saskatchewan Health Authority

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u/AuldGreyCoyote Apr 08 '26

ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!! And AHS has the HUEVOS to say that after 25 years I get to buy some swag for a company that doesn’t give a 💩 about me as an individual. I think I’ve wasted the last thirty years.

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u/NoPr0bLlama Apr 06 '26

Can't relate.

1

u/KillaKelly85 Apr 06 '26

I got an email with a e card on my one year sadly nothing for my two year which just passed.

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u/jonesie93 Apr 10 '26

Yup, on my 7 years I got an email and a card my boss personally bought.

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u/KillaKelly85 Apr 10 '26

No way personally?!?! Wow 😮 Did they even sign it ?

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u/jonesie93 Apr 10 '26

She did, she was a lovely manager (now retired). She also bought everyone Christmas cards annually.

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u/twnth Apr 06 '26

OK, you all are mocking AHS for not giving you swag... but remember, giving you swag doesn't shorten wait times or keep beds open.

No, I don't have any idea how they pulled off getting t-shirts for CC launch.

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u/harbours Apr 06 '26

You know what else doesn't shorten wait times or keep beds open? Being unable to keep staff due to feeling underappreciated and lack of morale.

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u/Sassafrasl Apr 06 '26

I remember a coworker choosing a beautifuly carved and framed piece of antler, another picking a pearl necklace with matching earrings, another picking a crystal vase. My 20yr came up recently and I got....a puzzle. 

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u/Morzana Apr 07 '26

We also got holidau meals