Not one grand gesture, but a small one every time: that is what makes it powerful. Hoeray handles it structurally from your HR system, for everyone.
Research shows time and again: appreciation isn't a luxury, it's a necessity.
54%
cite “not feeling valued” as a reason for leaving, more than salary
McKinsey, 2021
~20%
of an annual salary is what replacing one employee costs, far more for specialists
Center for American Progress · SHRM
45%
less likely to have left after two years among well-recognized employees
Gallup & Workhuman, 2024
€250-400
is the average cost of one sick day in pay, cover and lost output
CBS / TNO
Hoeray is the foundation of appreciation.
Being seen starts small: a card on the day itself, a gesture at a milestone. Hoeray takes care of that automatically, every time, for everyone. Everything else builds on that.
Appreciation sounds like a “soft” topic. The bill for the opposite is anything but. One employee who leaves easily costs a fifth of an annual salary in recruitment, onboarding and lost knowledge. For a team of 50 that quickly runs into the tens of thousands per year.
Average Dutch turnover is around 10 to 15% a year.
What turnover costs you now
€60,000 a year
≈ 5 leavers × €12,000 to replace each
Hoeray costs
€445 a year
That's 0.7% of your turnover cost. Prevent a single departure and Hoeray pays for itself for years.
Start my free monthReplacement cost ~20% of annual salary (Center for American Progress; SHRM). Hoeray price: Gevierd, on a yearly basis.
People want to feel seen, especially at the moments that matter. Hoeray makes sure it happens every time, without anyone having to think about it.
We hear that a lot, and it is true. It only seems free because nobody sends an invoice for it. Every minute a manager or secretary spends on cards comes off the work they were hired for and where they add the most value. Do the math.
At most companies the secretary or reception handles birthday cards for the whole company: buying the card, writing it, collecting signatures, sending it. A waste of the time of a professional trained for something else. Fill in how that works at your company.
Buying, writing, getting the team to sign, sending: 10 minutes is on the low side.
Based on € 3,500 gross a month, including holiday pay and employer costs, over about 1,580 workable hours a year (36-hour week, public holidays, 5 weeks of leave and 4% absence). If a manager does it, the rate is higher.
Doing it yourself costs
€2,875 a year
50 hours of the secretary's time (€1,750) plus 300 cards with stamps (€1,125)
That is 6.3 working days a year, on birthdays alone.
Hoeray Gezien costs
€1,470 a year
300 birthday cards included, postage included. Yearly plan, excl. VAT.
You save €1,405 a year (49%) and 50 hours your secretary can spend on the business.
Two cards per employee a year? Doing it yourself: €5,750. Hoeray Gevierd with 600 cards included: €2,670.
Assumptions: one birthday card per employee a year; a single greeting card €2.75 plus a €1.00 stamp; time × hourly cost. Hoeray price from the yearly plan (10 × month), excl. VAT.
Continuity during illness and holidays
When the secretary is ill or on holiday, no birthday is skipped. Hoeray reads the date from the HR system and the card lands on the doormat at home, even when the birthday falls on a weekend or during leave.
The whole team in five minutes
A get-well card for a sick colleague, flowers for a work anniversary, brownies for a promotion: arranged for the whole team in five minutes. Soon also the holidays: Easter, Sinterklaas and Christmas. That way the secretary supports the business where the money is made.
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou
Appreciation is the most underestimated investment in your organization.
Employees who feel valued are up to 20% more productive. A simple gesture like a birthday card shows you care about them, not just their output.
The most-cited reason people quit isn't salary: it's not feeling valued (McKinsey). And leaving is expensive: replacing one employee easily costs 20% of an annual salary, more for experienced roles. A gesture at the right moment is a fraction of that.
Small, personal gestures create a culture where people feel at home. This reduces stress, increases engagement, and makes your organization a place where people want to work.
Organizations known for their appreciation culture attract talent more easily. Your employees are your best ambassadors, especially when they truly feel seen.
In times of hybrid work, the distance to colleagues is greater than ever. A physical card or bouquet breaks through the digital wall and creates a real human moment.
The problem is rarely the desire to appreciate, but the time. Hoeray automates the entire process: from HR data to card on the doorstep. You just need to approve.
Appreciation doesn't have to be extra work. With Hoeray, it happens automatically.
Hoeray connects to your HR system and automatically detects birthdays, anniversaries, new colleagues, and departures.
Every employee receives a real, physical card or a beautiful bouquet, at exactly the right moment.
Through the monthly approval overview, you decide exactly what gets sent. Adjusting or canceling is always possible.
The entire setup takes less than 5 minutes. Connect your HR system, choose your cards and bouquets, and Hoeray does the rest.
Hoeray automatically recognizes these milestones in your HR system and ensures no moment goes unnoticed. A get-well card you send yourself, in one click.
A personal card on the doorstep: show you're thinking of them.
1, 5, 10 or 25 years of service: celebrate their loyalty with a special gesture.
A warm welcome for new colleagues and a dignified farewell for those leaving.
A new job title in the HR system. Hoeray spots it and congratulates on your behalf.
A colleague off sick? One click puts a get-well card on their doormat, for one person or a whole group.
Birthdays that get forgotten because nobody keeps track
Work anniversaries that pass unnoticed, while the employee definitely notices
New colleagues who start without a personal welcome
HR or office management doing it on the side and sometimes missing things
Good intentions, but no time to handle it structurally
With Hoeray, this is a thing of the past. Connect your HR system and every moment is automatically recognized and celebrated.
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