Choose a work anniversary theme, name the card, and share the link with the team. Colleagues add messages, photos, and GIFs without an account. Schedule it to land on the anniversary date or send instantly. Setup is under a minute.

No. Anyone with the link can add a message — they just enter their name. No signup, no password.

Yes. The Smiile link works in any chat tool — Slack, Teams, email, or DMs. Native Slack and Teams unfurls are rolling out so the card preview appears automatically.

Free to create and send a basic card with under 10 people. Paid plans unlock larger contributor counts, video messages, and team workspace features useful for HR teams running anniversary programs at scale. See our pricing page for more.

Yes. Pick the date and Smiile holds the card until that morning. Contributors can keep adding messages until delivery, so late signers aren't locked out.

Most companies recognize every year informally (a Slack shout-out, a card from the team) and reserve bigger gestures for milestones — typically 1, 5, 10, 20 years. The first year is the most important to celebrate: turnover is highest in year one, and a thoughtful 1-year card signals the person belongs. After that, milestone years carry more weight.

A 1-year card is about welcoming and recognizing the person has settled in — keep it warm and forward-looking ("Excited to see what year two brings"). A 10-year card is reflective — acknowledge specific contributions, projects, or shared history. The longer the tenure, the more personal and specific the message should be. Generic phrasing on a 10-year card reads as lazy.

The team. A card from peers feels meaningful in a way a generic HR email never can. The manager can organize it (and add their own message), but the energy comes from colleagues. For senior milestones (10+ years), a separate card from the leadership team alongside the team card is a nice touch.

You can get it directly through Smiile! Or Check LinkedIn — most people list their start date, and LinkedIn surfaces work anniversaries to connections automatically. Your HR system or BambooHR/Gusto/Workday will also have it. Many companies publish a shared calendar or Slack workflow that flags upcoming anniversaries so you don't miss them.

Acknowledge it. "I haven't been here long, but everything I've heard about your work makes it clear how much you've shaped this team — congrats on [X] years." Recognizing the gap and complimenting their reputation lands better than pretending you have shared history.

Yes — Smiile workspace plans let HR set up recurring anniversary cards that auto-create on each employee's start-date anniversary. The system pre-fills the card with the recipient and date, and notifies the manager to invite the team to sign. This is how mid-sized companies run anniversary programs without manual tracking.

For 5/10/20-year milestones, yes — a gift signals that the milestone matters. Smiile lets you add a group gift contribution to the card so colleagues can chip in. Common choices: gift card, charity donation in their name, or a physical gift selected by the manager. For non-milestone years, the card alone is plenty.