Look, we get it: Salespeople are like puppies - they like to be praised. But they already make more money than almost anyone else in the company. Do they really need another paid vacation, too? And one that's better than anything the folks in the rest of the company will ever be able to afford?
If you're going to tell the non-sales folks that they're equally important, don't make it so obvious that you don't really believe that.
What's that? You include a token few non-salespeople among the celebrants, nominated by their manager or a consensus of managers? Bully for you. Now you're just rubbing everyone's face in the fact that you play favorites, too.
Either pick one person per department or - more sensibly - eliminate this ridiculous expense. Of course salespeople beat their goal. That's their job! Their reward is a fat paycheck!
President's Club is nothing more than a participation trophy for the folks that Management likes. Everyone knows that. They talk about it the entire time you're gone. Instead of working. And they hate you for it, and they hate Sales for it, even though it's not Sales' fault.
It's yours.
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