🎉 Milestones

Celebrate Birthdays & Work Anniversaries

Help your team celebrate birthdays and work anniversaries—automatically. More moments of recognition, connection, and joy—without adding more to your to-do list.

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Meaningful Moments, Delivered Automatically

🎂 Birthdays

Make teammates feel valued on their special day with cheerful, automated birthday messages. HeyTaco posts in your team channels so no one feels forgotten.

Lars
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HeyTaco 9:31 AM
🎉 Happy Birthday, Koko! 🌮

Wishing you a day full of joy, appreciation, and of course... tacos! Thanks for being an awesome part of the team!

🎈 Work Anniversaries

Celebrate years of dedication—from first year to major milestones. HeyTaco automatically shares thoughtful anniversary messages that make people feel seen and appreciated.

Lars
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HeyTaco 9:31 AM
🎉 Happy 3rd Workaversary, Tilly! 🌮🌮🌮

Thanks for showing up, standing out, and making this place better every day. Let's celebrate your time, your impact, and your excellence!

Easy to Set Up. Built to Scale.

Here's how HeyTaco ensures milestone recognition runs smoothly across your organization.

Amplify Recognition with Milestones

Let the Celebration Ripple

Once HeyTaco's message is sent, teammates pile on with tacos and kind words—turning a simple reminder into something that feels spontaneous, fun, and deeply personal.

The result? Moments that bring people together and turn milestones into shared memories—boosting morale and making everyone feel seen.

  • Fitz
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    HeyTaco 9:31 AM
    🎉 Happy 3rd Workaversary, @Tilly! 🌮🌮🌮

    Thanks for showing up, standing out, and making this place better every day. Let's celebrate your time, your impact, and your excellence!
  • Koko
    Koko 9:32 AM
    Congrats @Tilly! 🌮🌮
  • Ned
    Ned 9:34 AM
    Happy Workaversary, @Tilly! 🌮
  • Fitz
    Fitz 9:50 AM
    Congratulations @Tilly! Happy Workaversary! 🌮🌮

Frequently Asked Questions

What are HeyTaco Milestones?

HeyTaco Milestones is an automated feature that helps teams celebrate employee birthdays and work anniversaries. It sends cheerful messages (and tacos!) in your channels - so no big day goes unnoticed.

How does HeyTaco help celebrate work anniversaries?

Work anniversaries are automatically recognized with congratulatory messages that highlight an employee's dedication and time with the company. Whether it's their first year or tenth, HeyTaco ensures the milestone is celebrated with warmth and appreciation.

Can HeyTaco celebrate employee birthdays, too?

Yes! Milestones makes birthday celebrations easy by sending automated birthday messages to your team. It's a simple way to recognize each person's special day and help them feel seen and valued.

Do we have to remember everyone's birthdays and start dates?

Nope. HeyTaco can collect milestone dates directly from employees with a one-time setup. Once the dates are set, celebrations occur automatically—no manual tracking or calendar reminders are needed.

Where are the birthday and work anniversary messages sent?

You can choose to send them in your main taco-giving channel or a separate celebration channel. Team members can also opt to receive their messages privately if they prefer, or they can opt out of milestone celebrations altogether.

Are the messages customizable?

Yes! You can tailor the tone and wording of milestone messages to match your company's voice and culture. Choose which milestones to celebrate, and make it feel personal, not generic.

Can teammates join in on the celebrations?

Absolutely. Once a birthday or work anniversary is posted, teammates often jump in to share tacos and messages of appreciation - turning each celebration into a feel-good team moment.

Why is it important to recognize work anniversaries and birthdays?

Celebrating milestones builds a stronger sense of belonging, reinforces loyalty, and creates joyful moments at work. It shows employees that they matter—not just for what they do, but for who they are.

Is this only for big milestones, like 5 or 10 years?

Nope. Even year-one anniversaries deserve recognition! HeyTaco makes it easy to celebrate any milestone—big or small—automatically and meaningfully.

What customers are saying

It's simple, but meaningful—being able to give a taco with a quick message of thanks or recognition helps build a stronger, more positive culture without feeling forced.

DeAnna R., QA Manager

It's been a fantastic tool for boosting team morale and encouraging recognition across the organization.

Rebecca S., Quality Operations Lead, QA Wolf

It's low-effort, high-impact culture-building — and honestly, our Slack would feel weirdly empty without it.

Abhinav P., Solutions Engineering

It's brought us closer together as a team, and that's priceless. It also brings more awareness to what everyone's doing, which is another big plus!

Steven B., QA Automation Engineer

HeyTaco is a more grassroots way (compared to shout-outs from team leaders) to get everyone's contributions recognized, especially the little things like helping respond to an incident late at night, or giving really insightful replies or a teammate's questions.

Kalinda P., Software Developer

It's a fun, unusual, and memorable way for people at our company to appreciate one another. And providing this has built a culture of gratitude at our company.

Rakesh A., Founder & CEO

I love how HeyTaco encourages peer-to-peer recognition in a lighthearted and engaging way. It has strengthened our team culture and helped everyone feel appreciated.

Daniel Alberto J., Fraud Analyst

It is a quick and easy way to show recognition and celebrate teammates. Initially, I thought it might be cheesy, but when you are able to acknowledge more wins throughout the organization, they quickly become meaningful.

Elaina C., Compliance Manager

It's simple, fast, and creates an instant boost in morale. People love getting acknowledged publicly, and the taco format makes it feel fun rather than forced. It's especially great in remote teams where spontaneous praise is harder to give. It also encourages a culture of gratitude.

Samantha G., Proposal Manager

This has been a great tool at our office to share kudos on a daily basis. It's thoughtful, and with only five a day, it makes you focus on what's best. Very easy to implement in Slack as well.

Tom S., Growth Architect

When our company first started using this, I thought it was a stupid idea. Then I got my first taco for something and was amazed at how happy I was to get it. It's become a fun way to give my coworkers some appreciation, and I really like the stickers.

Casey P., Senior Analyst

I appreciate how easy it is to share appreciation with teammates on Slack. It's as simple as sending an emoji, but it adds a thoughtful, personal touch to recognize someone's effort. This simplicity encourages frequent, genuine expressions of gratitude, which have positively impacted team morale.

Nick Z., Email Marketing Manager

I love HeyTaco because it fosters a sense of community, encouragement, and empathy among workplace teams.

Jen M., Director of Business Development

The idea, the execution, and the way it brings people together! A little bit of appreciation goes a long way, and HeyTaco helps with spreading love!

Ansh P., Customer Support Specialist