So glad HeyTaco is bringing some celebration to your team! 🌮 Good news on both fronts — stickers don't expire, and you can actually send them directly from Slack without ever having to log in separately. Check out the link below for more details!

We love that you called out the playfulness and gamification 🌮✨ When recognition feels light and fun, people actually participate — and that’s where the culture shift happens.

On the concern about excess use for “purchasing power”: that’s a really thoughtful observation. A few design choices help balance that:

Daily taco limits naturally cap how much anyone can give.

Public visibility keeps exchanges transparent — recognition that feels transactional tends to stand out.

Many teams choose to emphasize thoughtful messages over volume, reinforcing that why matters more than how many.

When tacos are tied to real moments — support, collaboration, wins — they land differently than when they’re just traded.

On the Taco Shop rewards: you’re absolutely right that those are company-specific. We’ve seen the most success when teams mix tangible rewards with creative or experiential ones (extra PTO hours, team lunches, charity donations, custom swag, etc.). The flexibility is there so each organization can tailor it to what feels meaningful.

We especially love that it’s become a running joke in your office — that shared language and joy is a huge part of connection.

Thanks for the thoughtful feedback and for keeping the taco economy lively (and playful) 🌮💛

Thanks for your review, Ashley! The rewards in HeyTaco are customizable by each team, so what you see is what your HeyTaco admins decided to launch. I'd always recommend reaching out to your admins directly with feedback about the rewards. And if you don't know who your admins are, please reach out to support@heytaco.com and we can find out for you! Notifications can be turned off on your profile page in HeyTaco, or in Slack/Microsoft Teams directly.

Thank you for such a thoughtful and balanced review 🌮💛

You’re absolutely right on an important point: HeyTaco isn’t a replacement for regular feedback or thoughtful recognition from managers. It’s meant to complement those conversations, not replace them. The most effective teams use tacos alongside 1:1s, feedback loops, and intentional leadership recognition.

You also raised a really meaningful concern about recognition flowing upward and more visible work getting the spotlight. That’s something we think about a lot. A few ways teams address this:

Model peer-to-peer recognition. When leaders intentionally give tacos to ICs and highlight behind-the-scenes contributions, it sets the tone.

Encourage cross-team recognition. Tacos are especially powerful when they surface work that’s normally invisible — support, enablement, cleanup work, and collaboration.

Use giving-focused insights. We intentionally emphasize giving tacos (not just receiving) to reinforce that recognition is everyone’s responsibility, not a popularity contest.

Name the behavior you want to see. Some teams explicitly call out recognizing “quiet wins” or less visible work as part of their taco norms.

We’re glad HeyTaco is helping break down remote silos and create a culture of peer celebration — and we really appreciate you naming the nuances that make recognition work well in practice. Feedback like this helps teams use tacos more thoughtfully and keeps the culture healthy 🌮✨

We’re so glad you called out the low-friction good vibes — that’s the dream 🌮✨ Recognition should be easy enough to happen all day, not just when someone remembers during performance review season.

As for burritos… listen, we respect them. We really do. But tacos and burritos have a long-standing rivalry, and in this house, tacos run the show 😉 They’re lighter, faster, easier to share publicly, and way better suited for spontaneous bursts of appreciation. Burritos are more of a private, two-handed commitment.

Most importantly, we love hearing that HeyTaco helps teammates feel more connected in a remote world. That daily drip of recognition is exactly how distance starts to feel a little smaller.

Thanks for being on Team Taco — we’ll keep the good vibes flowing 🌮💛

Thank you for the kind words! 🌮 Making people smile when their efforts get recognized is exactly what HeyTaco is all about. Fair point on the initial learning curve — if it's ever helpful, our help center at help.heytaco.com has quick guides to make getting started even easier for your teammates!

Thank you for the kind words! 🌮 We're glad HeyTaco has been an easy and fun addition to your Slack. That's fair feedback on the onboarding — we do have a help center with guides at help.heytaco.com that your team can reference anytime. We'll also take note of this as we look for ways to make getting started even smoother for everyone!

Thank you for the kind words! 🌮 Great point on the daily limit — the scarcity is actually intentional, since it keeps tacos feeling meaningful rather than routine. That said, your admin can adjust the limit to whatever works best for your team, so it's worth a quick chat with them if you'd like more to give each day!

Tacos are the best 🌮 — and we love hearing that HeyTaco feels like a place of appreciation.

We’re sorry to hear that redemption can feel confusing at times. If you ever need help, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at support@heytaco.com

— we’re always happy to walk you through it and make sure nothing gets in the way of enjoying your tacos.

And thank you for sharing how much recognition can mean on a tough day. Hearing that tacos can give someone a real boost is incredibly meaningful to us and exactly why HeyTaco exists.

Thanks for being part of the community.