Seven Tips for Getting the Recognition You Deserve

CareerBuilder.com

"Please, not another T-shirt!"I resent the money that's spent to purchase doodads. It could be spent much more wisely."Certificates of appreciation? I hate the damn things.

These are the comments of real employees who say they aren't receiving enough recognition at work, as told to Cindy Ventrice, in her book, "Make Their Day! Employee Recognition That Works."

Employee recognition - or lack thereof - is a problem that's been around forever, but seems to be rising in today's workplace. Only 40 percent of workers feel adequately rewarded or recognized by their supervisor, according to a national survey by Kepner-Tregoe, a Princeton-based management consulting firm.