Ask an Admin (Admins being the term for Reddit employees) is a weekly column connecting Redditors and Upvoted readers with the people behind-the-scenes at Reddit. Got a question for Greg the Admin? Email him at askanadmin@reddit.com.

What were your first few days like working at Reddit? What was it about Reddit that made you want to start working there?

– Reddit user Sanlear

My first few days at Reddit? It was like the first day of kindergarten all over again.

For at least the first week, I was instructed to begin each day by sitting cross-legged on the floor, and having children’s stories read to me. Stellaluna, Goodnight, Moon—you know, the hits. Each story sesh would then be followed by light finger painting and snacks, to get my creative (and apple) juices flowing. By noon each day, I was put into a dark room (where they hid things like Snoo costumes and surpluses of Reddit Gold), where they’d then force me to take naps, with no bathroom breaks.

Oh, wait, those were my dreams immediately before working at Reddit.

The reality is, my first few days (and weeks) at Reddit were great, but it was the feeling that I actually worked at Reddit, of all freakin’ companies, that really made things overwhelming. It wasn’t a “Oh, I have a new job, I’m super nervous so I better make sure I don’t fuck up” feeling—but more like a “Holy hell, am I really employed by Reddit?” feeling. It was not the nightmare I joked about, but more of a honeymoon feeling.

Getting to know the community better, internal etiquette, and, of course, fellow admins, were all like second nature, since I’d been so familiar with the website for so many years.

A few funny stories from my first week: The first time I ever met ComeForthLazarus in the office, we immediately decided it was our duty to create a Reddit office book club (which we did). The first time I met KrispyKrackers was over a game of Settlers of Catan, where we both lost to Drunken_Economist, then vowed to become allies for eternity as to never let him beat us again. The first time I ever met Kn0thing, was, well, in the men’s bathroom—probably not the best place for a first handshake.

So what was it that made me want to work for Reddit anyway? Well, if you’re looking for the honest truth answer: IT’S A FULL-TIME JOB AT REDDIT, HELLO.

If you’re looking for the philosophical answer: The truth is, Reddit has been a big part of my life (many of our lives, I know) for so long—an every-single-day part of my life— that it only made sense. When you’re passionate about something and you understand a company so well, and you know what your creativity and skill set can bring to that company, then things just start to click and come together.

It was like a match-made in my dreams (minus the nightmares), that I knew I could not turn down. What made me want to start working at Reddit? My love for the site, my love for the communities that make this site so awesome, and the fact that more amazing shit happens on Reddit on a daily basis then any other website around—yeah, those are just a few of the reasons, I suppose.