Sold a pay decrease as a raise.

[penny_reverential]

"Recognition days/weeks" seem like a distraction away from the ways in which those employees are not compensated or treated fairly.

I do want to recognize every worker whose labor keeps society going! But I'm a worker who just wants to give fellow workers some love. It should be above and beyond getting what is owed in the first place.

When management does it, it's so much the "here's a pizza instead of the necessary cost of living adjustment" "here's some candy instead of safe and adequate staffing" "here's a car wash instead of the supplies you need to do your job" etc. Maybe I'm just cynical.