Managing employee recognition for our global team and the whole process was eating my time until I changed my approach. We have people in 15 countries and I was spending 6 to 8 hours monthly just coordinating appreciation gifts, traditional approach was a nightmare. Entire afternoons researching local vendors in each country, dealing with currency conversions, tracking addresses for remote workers who move constantly. Half the time packages delayed in customs or rejected for reasons I still don't understand. Kept a massive spreadsheet trying to track what shipped where and what actually arrived. Finally had enough after spending three hours one day coordinating gifts to our APAC team. Asked around in some admin groups and people mentioned digital approaches instead of physical shipping. Tested a few platforms. Some like giftbit and tremendous handle general recognition. Came across hoppier which people said works well for distributed teams with multiple currencies. Wanted to see what actually reduced admin burden versus just shifted it. Automating distribution helped most. Instead of coordinating with multiple vendors and tracking shipments I can batch send recognition in 15 minutes. Freed up 5-6 hours monthly which is huge when you're already stretched thin. Still loses some personal touch compared to physical gifts arriving. Also had to train my exec to think differently about recognition since he's used to picking specific items but the time savings are substantial enough that I'm not going back. What systems have others put in place for international recognition that actually work without creating new problems?