Assessment Day.

Today I slept in, again! It was lovely to recuperate from the running around and sunshine yesterday.

All I really did today was go to work, and when I got there at 2:50 I knew I would be writing my assessment at 3. The assessment is basically a written test and then a verbal review with a manager about what you learned during training, to make sure that a) I know what I'm doing, and b) my trainer did their job. It's paid time and they give you an hour and a half to complete it, sending you to a work location when you're done.

I was done the writing portion in 10 minutes. When I walked back into the manager's office, Jasmine thought I had a question. Her eyebrows went up when I said I was done, and kept going up and she read through my test. She's a very hard lady to read, so I wasn't sure how I was doing until I got a high five. There were a lot of folks in the office, so we went outside for the review. The way she asked some things made my answers hesitant, because I wasn't sure I knew what she was asking exactly, but we got through it no problem in about 15 minutes :) Again, I wasn't sure how it went until she smiled and said, "You passed! With flying colors!"

Which, is good. But then, we went into the office and she looked at me and told me that this was the best, and fastest assessment she's ever done. In her seven years here! She even pulled one of the other managers aside to show him my test. She was smiling and kept telling me she had never read one that was so good. And when I got up to Port, Jackie looked at me then looked at the clock and was blown away.

Growing up, I was often the best at a lot of things. Being the oldest child I got to do more things. But I hit university, and decided that trying to be the best wasn't worth the stress it took to stay there. And being a part timer at jobs you hold while in school doesn't leave a lot of room for them to give you responsibility.

But man. Being the best at something had me on cloud nine. Not only did I get into Disney, I am the best employee assessment in my field. In at least seven years. I practically skipped my way to work I was so elated. I need to try harder at what I do. Because I miss this feeling. I just wish everything was this easy to be the best at ;)

The rest of the night was boring in comparison. The cleaning took longer than normal and I feel as though I can feel the fryer grease on my skin. But, I'm home now and ready for some video games and bed :)