At work we are getting a new computer inventory system. To begin with only 2 people are being trained on this new system. Those 2 people get to work out the kinks in the system while everyone else who comes after benefits from their experience. I’ve been picked as one of the 2 people who are going to be trained in this new system.
My boss pulled me and the other guy aside today and explained a few things to us. Number one this new system is going to be a huge PITA (pain in the rear). Secondly it is going to ruin our productivity. So our productivity won’t count for the duration of the time we are on the project. (I see this as a positive thing). While having the conversation with her she said that the reason I was picked was because I am a “top performer” on the team, and since I came to this team I have “caught on so quickly” that she thinks I’ll be able to get this new system, and help other folks when they bring them over to using it.
I am very pleased with her saying these things about me. I figured I had kind of caught on quickly to things on this team. Given that I was at the same level as the guy who started 2 weeks before me at the same time he was. However I had not realized that I was a top performer, since we don’t compare stats in this department near as much as we used to in the old department.