For a more personalized experience, including tools and resources tailored to you, please sign in using your Microsoft employee credentials.
Note: Sign-in is for Microsoft employees only.
A little recognition goes a long way. And thanks to the Extraordinary! Platform, getting and sharing that recognition is easier than ever.
We celebrate milestone Service Anniversaries every five years with both:
A recognition experience (message from CEO and manager)
Service Anniversary award choice (based on milestone eligibility)
Employees will receive an email with a link to the Service Anniversary experience on the Extraordinary! platform, that may include:
A message from the CEO
A message from their manager
Any Extraordinary! recognition history
Optional downloads of Teams backgrounds and Outlook signatures
The ability to manage the visibility of their award
Managers receive notifications 30 days in advance and again 7 days in advance as a reminder if the manager hasn’t taken action yet.
Notifications invite the manager to contribute congratulatory messages.
Employees will receive an email with a link to their award page on the Extraordinary! platform.
The award page will feature all submitted messages and recognition received.
Rewards are calculated at $30 USD per year of service or local currency equivalent.
Year 5: Cash reward or charitable donation (US only)
Years 10+: Cash reward, charitable donation (US only), or crystal
$30 USD per year of service + Microsoft match = $60 USD per year of service
Crystal awards are available beginning at the 10-year milestone and every 5 years thereafter.
Delivery may take up to three months after selection due to personalization and shipping.
Crystals are delivered via Microsoft Mailing Services by default to your Microsoft office address, or a preferred address for those with a home office/remote delineation.
Employees have 12 months from their service date to select an award.
Awards you’ve already selected can’t be replaced or exchanged for another option (including crystals, cash, or US-only charitable contributions).
Unselected awards expire after one year and cannot be recovered.
Service award crystals that are not delivered and received by an employee’s termination date will be deemed unrecoverable.
Service Anniversary awards are private by default. They do not appear on the Awards Feed and are not searchable in the Extraordinary! platform.
Managers: receive an email notification with the relevant award link. Click the link to enter a personalized note in the Manager’s Anniversary Message field to recognize the employee’s contributions and impact.
At the 25-year milestone of service with Microsoft, employees will have their names engraved on a commemorative wall in Building 33 on Redmond's campus. Once eligible, employees will receive more details from the system email
Managers can plan a morale celebration for milestones starting at the 20-year anniversary and every 5 years after with instructions via email from the system email
Employee service awards are given based on an employee's service award date found in aka.ms/EC/, which may differ from their hire date. Service dates are determined by the amount of time the employee has been classified as regular Microsoft headcount.
Break in service: Service dates are adjusted when there is a break in service. If there is a break in service and the employee is rehired, then prior service is bridged, and the service date is adjusted to reflect the prior service.
Mergers and acquisitions: If an employee comes to Microsoft as part of a merger or acquisition, their service award eligibility is calculated from their actual Microsoft hire date. Service with the former company is recognized only for purposes of vacation accrual and eligibility for level of severance benefits. Service within a limited integrated company (e.g., LinkedIn, GitHub, ABK etc.) is not recognized for service awards.
Puget Sound employees are able to drop off unwanted Service Anniversary Crystal towers (5, 10, 15, 20 year awards) in good condition. Interoffice mail is prohibited at this time. This is a pilot program that will allow us to gauge employee interest to potentially expand the program. Learn more here.
Previously selected awards cannot be replaced or traded for an alternate option, including crystal sculptures, cash, or charitable contributions (US only).