I’ve been with my company for almost 8.5 years. And I’ve received my share of awards (pride goeth before a fall, cocky Kim of 2004!) and accolades in the past. Even a promotion.

Almost two years ago I hit control-alt-delete on my career and — much to the bewilderment of my managers and the other higher-ups — gave up the management job that I was promoted to. It just wasn’t a good fit for me at that point in time. So I took a backseat role in our department and have been happy ever since. But when I did that, I resigned myself to the fact that I committed career suicide. That I’d be blacklisted from the range of honors and awards that are doled out here on a regular basis.

So when the email arrived last week telling me I was nominated for Employee of the Quarter, I did a double take. Me? Really? I read it again. I really *was* nominated for Employee of the Quarter! The winner gets a parking spot, a jacket, a nice sum of cash, and a chance to be Employee of the Year.

The reception for the 14 nominees was at 4pm. They read a nice passage about each of us who won and I was shocked to learn that I was nominated twice…once with Coworker Sharon for the groundbreaking work we’re doing in Advertising and once with Coworkers M and S for our work together on the new redesign. Then, the publisher announced the winner.

Rather, winners. Somebody from Circulation won for her great work w/our Customer Service department.

And …

Our 3-person web redesign group won too!!!

Sweet Merciful Crap!

I very nearly burst into tears.

The money, the jacket, the baseball cap and the parking spot are fantastic

But I received a prize that trumps them all….

The knowledge that, again, I am good at what I do.

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