Working for IBM in a manufacturing center. my work ethic was pretty strong and I was quickly recognized as being a bright "college kid" amongst a lot of folks who had no degree. these mofos had us coming in at 5am and im in no way shape or form a mng person so I was struggling a lot to make it on time and this was a clock in job so punctuality down to the minute was a big deal.

long story short I was doing good work on one hand but getting reprimanded for tardiness on the other. they ended up awarding me employee of the quarter and gave me this nice ass plaque and a check for 500 dollars, in front of the whole group!then they fired me 2 wks later for tardiness lol.