Suprise award

Yesterday I received an email from the Employee Recognition Committee, telling me I had been nominated for and will receive a Values Award. To be considered for this award you must be nominated by a co-worker. I was a little confused because I had nominated someone for this award. I thought maybe they had made an email mistake and sent it out the person who did the nominating. Color me surprised when Leland told me I would be receiving the award, and that I had been nominated by no less than four different people. WOW! I was a little speechless, and embarrassed.

It’s really great to be acknowledged by your peers for the work you do. It is also great when someone you have nominated receives an award too, so I’m very happy to report that Bill (the person I nominated) is also receiving an award. J Of course I will now have to find a place to hang my new award. I have three others at my desk: a Blue Heron Award (our bureau award for outstanding work by an individual or group – mine was for work as park of a group), the Queen of Portland Trivia granted to me for my demonstrated knowledge of useless trivia, and my Certificate of Excellence from a co-work that certifies that I received in recognition of outstanding service for “Damn Near Everything.” Luckily I just move and have cleaned up a lot of junk I had hung up at my old cubical so I have some wall space. So I guess all things happen for a reason.

Tuesday, all the downtown employees will gather for our awards event. (We have employee at three basic locations, so there are events at each location. This keeps us all close to work, and only our bureau director has to trek around the city.) Anyway, on Tuesday Dean (our Director) will read the nominations as they were submitted, and present the awards. It’s a nice time, there is usually some joking and laughing, typical of all events of this nature. I’m a little curious to hear why I was nominated. Of course I’m already worried about what to wear, where to sit, what to say, and not tripping as I walk up on the platform.