{"id":340436,"date":"2021-03-18T06:05:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T20:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=340436"},"modified":"2021-03-18T06:05:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T20:05:39","slug":"mcdonalds-recognizes-2020-employees-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mcdonalds-recognizes-2020-employees-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s recognizes 2020 Employees of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rinie Fiden (NEIL FAMA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

McDonald\u2019s Saipan recognized two individuals as its Employees of the Year for 2020: Shane Barro, who was its Employee of the Year at its Middle Road branch, and Rinie Fiden, who was the 2020 Employee of the Year at McDonald\u2019s Beach Road branch.<\/p>\n

For Barro, who has only worked at the fast food restaurant for only one year and it being her first job ever, the award came as a big surprise. \u201cAs you know, McDonald\u2019s is very popular, and being here on Saipan, it was immediately my first option. I applied at a couple other places, but McDonald\u2019s was the first to call me back. On the day of my interview, they hired me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

As an all-round worker and a newbie at her job, Barro said that one of the difficult parts of her job was learning the different procedures at the different stations. \u201cI\u2019m thankful because I have a lot of coworkers who help me do just that. Coworkers help keep things exciting, we help each other learn more things and that\u2019s pretty much the average day in the workplace here.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked what she felt she did to deserve the award, Barro, who is just 23, believes it was going to work on time and maintaining a consistently good performance. As long as an individual enjoys their job and as long as they\u2019re committed, you won\u2019t feel that tired because you love your job, she added. \u201cIf you really love your job, you are able to do it without any sort of award in mind. Your devotion to the work itself is enough to keep you going,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m so thankful that my hard work on the floor was noticed and appreciated. Thankful for the opportunity to receive the award.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fiden also described herself as \u201cvery shocked\u201d when she received the award. The 40-year-old has been working at the fastfood restaurant for four years now. This is also Fiden\u2019s third job, and her first time receiving an Employee of the Year award.<\/p>\n

Fiden believes that coming to work every day, working your hardest, and helping others is what it takes to become employee of the year. \u201cCompared to my previous jobs, McDonald\u2019s is very unique and I feel I\u2019ve enjoyed my time working here more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shane Barro (NEIL FAMA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And like Barro, Fiden also believes that, because she enjoys the job, it makes her do an even better job. \u201cI\u2019m very thankful to my coworkers for always being very helpful. We all help each other,\u201d said Fiden<\/p>\n

According to Ana Olaes, McDonald\u2019s Saipan Human Resources, all the managers vote for Employee of the Year. Everyone gives their input and rate each employee\u2019s performance based on meeting or exceeding expectations. The managers\u2019 vote would be then forwarded to the HR Office, where the ratings and scores are validated based on the employees records.<\/p>\n

The employees that are eligible for Employee of the Year must have been chosen as one of the Employees of the Quarter. Two employees of the year are chosen every year, one from each store.<\/p>\n

Employees of the Year receive a certificate of recognition, a special gift and cash reward, and others.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are the types of people we are looking for. They\u2019re not working because they wanted to win an award. They are really working hard because it is what is needed to do. This is important because we want to provide to our customers what we promise,\u201d said Olaes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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