Recognition drives performance
When more people feel recognized each week, Gallup estimates about 9% more productivity. High-quality recognition also tracks with 45% lower turnover over two years.
Never miss a team birthday
People who feel recognized do better work. Enter birthdays once — get a 7-day and 1-day heads-up so the moment never slips.
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Birthdays are the easy win
Birthday recognition is associated with a ~25-point engagement lift — outsized impact for the effort, as long as you remember the date.
A missed birthday backfires
Research links late or forgotten manager gifts to roughly 50% more absenteeism. A missed birthday reads as a message, not an oversight.
Enter each birthday once
Name plus month and day is enough — year and email are optional. Employees never sign in, so there is nothing for the team to set up.
Nothing to remember
The list always leads with whoever comes up soonest, so one glance shows what is coming. No side spreadsheet, no calendar reminders to maintain.
A week of warning
Email arrives a week before and again the day before, so the gesture can be planned instead of scrambled. Each reminder is sent once a year.
How it works
Sign in with Google
One manager workspace. Employees do not need accounts.
Add birthdays
Name plus month and day. Year and email are optional — you can fill those in later.
Get the heads-up
See who is next in the UI, and get email 7 days and 1 day before.
Frequently asked questions
Why bother with team birthdays?
Recognition is one of the strongest drivers of engagement and productivity. People who feel recently praised do better work; missed personal moments do the opposite. A birthday is a built-in chance to show someone they belong — if you remember it in time.
Do employees need an account?
No. Only the manager signs in. Employees are a list you maintain — name, birthday, optional email.
When do I get notified?
A daily job sends a notice 7 days and 1 day before each birthday. The same lead is sent once per year.
What if I have not set up email yet?
Upcoming birthdays still show in the app, sorted by next occurrence. If SMTP is missing, the job logs the would-be email and does not fail.
How are leap-day birthdays handled?
Birthdays are stored as month and day (year optional). February 29 is treated as February 28 on non-leap years.
What timezone is used?
One workspace timezone, default UTC. Per-employee timezones are out of scope for now.
What comes after birthdays?
Later levels add allergies and wishlists, a bakery search, and outbound calls via GLASS. Lv.0 is the birthday list and advance notices only.