People won awards that day
Last weekend we had our anual christmas party at the office. Until now I was only used to those small Christmas parties. I only worked for small companies and even when I didn’t, normally they did the parties by team and not has a whole company.
I was really excited about the party, on one hand I would get to be with everyone in one place, which only happens twice a year (we also have a summer party). On the other hand there’s always a open bar.
Since it was my first time at this, I was everything but ready for what was about to happen. Every year the company rewards a few people on different categories. You know, like the Oscars, but instead of getting a gold statue you get a Teddy Bear (from the movie Monsters, Inc.) and there’s no nominees, hence you always have those unexpected winners.
Well, guess what? I was one of those cases. Well at least I think I was. Some may think I wasn’t. Some were actually expecting it. What matters is that I wasn’t, at all.
Apparently everyone on my team (or almost everyone) already knew that I was going to win (I know right? Bunch of assholes).
The award I won was the “revelation award”. It means that I (allegedly) stood out somehow. It’s good to know that the company is appreciating my work. But I wouldn’t be doing my work if it wasn’t for this people.
That’s right, this is the team I work with, and since I work with them everyday, I think it’s safe to say that this award was only a product of a team effort.
I know my acceptance speech wasn’t perfect, basically it went like this:
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I don’t even know what that means in binary, but I thought it was funny at the time. It wasn’t, I was just drunk.
Now that I put some thought into it (and I’m not drunk) I can say this:
Thank you Grupo CH (the company). It’s been a great year working with you. I want to thank my team, not just for their everyday work, but specially for being more than just co-workers. You’re all friends of mine and I’m a better person because I had the pleasure to meet you.
