Employee of the Month has Gone Straight to My Head
Paul Konrad has been whining and crying for many, many moons for never getting the "Employee of the Month."
Konrad gets so worked up when he sees someone like me that is so undeserving getting their picture taken and getting it posted all over the station. I understand his frustration. I mean, I didn't risk my life holding two high voltage cables together in a sleet storm so the breaking news could stay on the air.
Hell, I didn't even stay late and help knit dog sweaters for the needy or anything.
I just did my job. And, truthfully, I couldn't have done it without everyone else on the show doing their job.
(Blatant stroke to you WGN-TV employess that are reading this... Please remember the deep love and gratitude I have for you, especially around December when you will be asked to vote for the "Employee of the Year." wink-wink, nudge-nudge.)
Seriously, it's an honor.
I get to have fellow employees tease, taunt and rip me a new one. I get a parking space for a month to use that is just behind where Larry Potash parks illegally. But, best of all, I get to rub it in Paul Konrad's face.
(The award, you dirty bird.)
Jeff Hoover, Segment Producer