“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.”

It’s the way to your agents’ hearts too.

Hands down, the ultimate call center food incentive is pizza. It even seems like pizza companies have added call centers as a huge part of their target market, that there are even some chains that operate 24 hours to accommodate the demand. I myself have treated my agents as a form of reward for a job well done, or to bribe motivate them to improve their performance. And yes, based on my experience, this gesture has a positive outcome. I believe it’s a small price to pay because at the end of the day you were able to promote a gastronomic, fun-filled camaraderie within your team.

Here are my top picks:

1. Yellow Cab Pizza, Co. - New York’s Finest would be your best bet. Two 18-inch ones are just right for group of 12-15 people. Best part? There’s branches all-over the Philippines and some have 24-hour delivery!

Click here for Yellow Cab’s Store Directory.

2. Brooklyn Pizza - Call me weird, but the only thing I order here is their White Cheese Pizza when everyone says the best thing about them is the sauce. Very limited branches though and not a very wide reach.

3. Big Apple - This is very budget friendly compared to others. For my team of 10, we usually get 2. We get half White Cheese, half Mexican Taco, half Pepperoni and half Big Apple Special.

Currently they only have 2 branches: BF Homes, Parañaque - 63.2.8500850 & Makati - 63.2.757.8888

TIP: Request the “party-cut.” This is when the pizza is sliced into small squares. This actually gives the illusion that you’re eating more. Plus if you order half flavors everyone can get a piece of each.

Check out Hazel’s latest comic strip which is my inspiration for this post!