three

today was the day i was to get my 3rd review.
you get reviews every six months.
i was kind of nervous because i had no idea
how well or how badly i was doing.
so my manager sat me down and started
to tell me how glad she was i came to the store.
she then proceeded to tell me that she couldn't
fill out my review form because i hadn't been at
the store long enough. of course when she told me
that, i automatically thought... great.. no pay raise.
but she then proceeded to tell me that she and the
DM had talked and they both decided that i was
trust worthy enough to fill out my own review sheet.
that i would get to be one of the few to give myself an
evaluation.

the highest you can get score-wise on a review is a 3..
3- exceeds expectations
2-meets expectations
1-needs improvement

it's hard to get a three and it's hard to get a one, because if you
are getting mostly ones, you're not starbucks material.
so after my manager walked me over the process on how to rate
myself, she let me get to work.

i gave myself mostly twos, two 1's, two 3's.

after i gave my manager my review sheet back, she looked it
over and gave a big sigh..
i asked her what was up and she told me
"you're not two material, veronica."
and right then, i felt like i rated myself way too high..
but she continued,
"in the little while that you have been here, you have
been able to keep a shift running like clockwork, and
if i were to leave you alone, i bet you that you'd be
able to man a whole 8-hour shift on your own and STILL
meet the Starbucks Core Standards. you are not two material.
i'm going to change more of these to threes."

i'm still kind of in shock.
but it's pretty cool, i guess.
i practically closed the store by myself last night.
my assistant manager was in charge and while she
set up the promo, the other two closers were just taking
their time... i had everything cleaned, washed, stocked,
locked up, marked out, prepped, and whatever else
that needed to be done for a closing shift done by 7:45.
i started my shift at 3pm and didn't start shutting
stuff down until about 5pm.

:] i'm proud of myself...
next steps are getting my black apron
and getting my learning coach certification.

it may just seem like starbucks babble, but hey...
it's cool to me.