BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – ANNETTA DAVIS is an extremely reserved individual, so on hearing that she was Kajola Kristada’s employee of the month for April, she told her supervisor to give it to someone else because she does not like being under the spotlight.
However, according to her supervisor Valerie Adams, the hardworking and shy yet assertive John England Village resident was most deserving of the award.
Adams said Davis normally displays great qualities and that had helped her to earn the award.
“She’s a very dedicated worker. She’s versatile, hardworking…she learns fast and has good punctuality,” Adams said while adding, “Her quality of work is good as well.”
Davis said that she is very happy to have won the award although at first she did not want to be under the spotlight.
The mother of two also said that hard work pays off and she also encourages employees to aim high.
Davis is the fourth employee to be awarded for the year. She joins Methlonde Rawlins (January), Sherlon Wigley (February) and Elaine Matthew (March) on the establishment’s wall of achievements.
In a previous interview with SKNVibes, Human Resource Manager Malvie James said the monthly awards started four years ago and the idea was initiated to show the employees that their hard work and efforts were appreciated.
She said that the General Manager, José Rosa, is instrumental in making sure that the employees are recognised and duly awarded.
James mentioned that the company has an Employee of the Month Committee which includes supervisors from each department and two members of staff.
She also told SKNVibes that the supervisors are given appraisals forms upon which they would score the employees, and the employee with the highest points from each department would be discussed by the committee.
Among the criteria for judging the Employee of the Month are knowledge of the job, quality, attire, versatility, punctuality, attendance and team building.
Kajola-Kristada Ltd. is owned by the Mezzalingua family in Syracuse, New York and first opened its doors on May 5, 1999. The main product manufactured by the company is CATV Traps, which are small cylindrical electronic devices that are fitted into Cable TV wires to allow Cable TV subscribers to see certain channels or block those to which the customer does not subscribe.
