Bring something to whoever has the worst shift
Someone is working Sunday night, the holiday, or the 5am open. They are having a different day than you.
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Why it lands
Every workplace has a shift that gets absorbed by the same two or three people. The people covering it are usually the newest, the most junior, or the most agreeable — the ones least positioned to complain about it. Being visibly noticed during that shift is worth more than the same gesture on a Tuesday afternoon, because the loneliness of an off-hours shift is most of what makes it bad.
How
Find out who has it. Show up, or have something delivered, with a note that names the shift: “Saw you had the Sunday close again.” Naming it is what separates this from a generic snack run — it tells them somebody was paying attention to the schedule, not just the coffee. Coffee, the good pastries, or a real meal if it's a long one.
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