Appreciation

It's always nice when someone says "thank you."  It's even more nice when they say the same thing to my boss, about me. 

I had an email this morning, asking me if I could fit 11 in my class on Friday, instead of the normal limit of 10.  *shrug*  Sure, why not?

I checked with a co-worker, and it's not a big deal to do it... makes the class a wee bit more challenging, but it can be done.  So I emailed them back and said "sure, we can do that."

It is so totally not a big deal, to me.  And yet, when I checked my email tonight after class before heading home, there was another email, this one saying that I'd been awarded a "Client Focus eRecognition Certificate."  I checked it out, and it was from the person who asked me to fit the extra student in my class, thanking me for making that possible.

How cool is that?  *insert surprised smile here*

and right before my boss needs to do my annual review.   Talk about timing. 

I have to admit that I'm slightly perplexed, though. I was just doing my job, taking care of the customers.  Is it really such a big deal that it deserves an "eRecognition Certificate"?