What are some reward ideas?

The best rewards are ones that reflect your team's culture, so don't be afraid to get creative. Here are ideas we've seen work well across HeyTaco teams over the years, organized by type.

Custom rewards — monetary

• Coffee meetup — Expense a catch-up over beverages of your choice, bonus points if it's with someone new ($5–$10)
• Company swag — Stickers, socks, a bag, shirt, hat, or mug shipped to you ($50)
• Mystery box — A surprise box tailored to the person redeeming ($25–$100)
• Raffle entry — Each taco earns one entry to win a larger prize like a PS5 or experience ($100–$300)
• Airbnb experience — Learn to paint, surf, cook, or anything else ($50–$150)
• Spa treatment — An hour of massage expensed locally ($50–$150)
• House cleaning — Up to $150 toward a local cleaning service
• Streaming subscription for a year — Netflix, Spotify, Apple TV, or similar ($100–$150)
• Gym or fitness subscription for six months ($100–$500)
• Meal subscription — A free month of HelloFresh or similar ($150–$300)
• Taco dinner for two — From a place of your choice ($20–$30)
• Pet or daycare stipend — $100 toward pet care or childcare
• Adventure fund — Expense a new experience of your choice ($25–$50)
• Two movie tickets ($10–$20)
• Event tickets — Concert, sports game, or similar ($50–$150)

Custom rewards — non-monetary

• Fun day — A day off to recharge
• Taco trophy — A physical trophy, hat, and pin for the month's top taco giver
• 1:1 with CEO or leadership — An hour to talk about anything
• Emcee an all-hands meeting
• Engineering or skills class — A personal session with someone on your team
• Color of the day — You pick a color for the team to wear on a Friday
• Pet of the week — Your pet gets featured on internal pages
• Front-row parking for a month

Collaborative rewards — monetary

• Pizza for the office ($50–$250)
• Taco Tuesday lunch for the office ($50–$250)
• Small group lunch — Up to $100 for a group outing
• Virtual or live mystery room ($100–$250)
• Meetup sponsor — $150 toward a team interest group (knitting, board games, wine club)
• Tacos for charity — Pool tacos to donate to a cause ($100–$500)
• Sporting event — Send a group of people to a game or event ($200–$500)

Collaborative rewards — non-monetary

• Rally for a cause — A half or full day off to volunteer together
• Game night — Live or virtual