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Lifer
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This is amazingly timely and appropriate since I received my Employee Performance paperwork today! Excellent post, something to keep in mind for 2007. 
alkemyst
No Lifer
- Feb 13, 2001
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There are many things people that 'are not the boss' think are valueless.
Tracking one's value to the company is not. If your boss is on your side of things and you are part of annual performance evaluations (most large corporations have these), chances are you are also required to fill out a self-assessment.
By being able to supply direct evidence vs 'he said she said something 6-8 months prior', your boss is in a better postition to negotiate for you if you are hoping to get more than the standard merit increase in a year.
Many underlings also don't see why meetings are needed and think working lunches are just excuses to expense a meal.
alkemyst
No Lifer
- Feb 13, 2001
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Once he blew conference so badly I knew he was working at Taco Bell.
I have had quite a few 10-15%, and some 30% ones. It doesn't happen for everyone nor every year. If it did many would be in the upper echelon just taking a minimum wage job at 16 and waiting until they are in their mid 30's (15% each year over 20 years will turn minimum wage into a 6 figure job)
My employer has us write a self eval and submit it before we get our review.
When I wrote mine, I spent alot of time on it. I didnt just write I met this goal. I had a few paragraphs for just about all the questions.
When I received my review 90% of it was copied and pasted back in.
When I met with my manager he said I wrote it so well that he had nothing better to say.
I did not write anything negative about myself and nothing negative was on my review.
Good tips, keep weekly status reports.
I stress out at times to remember everything I did.
When I wrote mine, I spent alot of time on it. I didnt just write I met this goal. I had a few paragraphs for just about all the questions.
When I received my review 90% of it was copied and pasted back in.
When I met with my manager he said I wrote it so well that he had nothing better to say.
I did not write anything negative about myself and nothing negative was on my review.
Good tips, keep weekly status reports.
I stress out at times to remember everything I did.
damn, I left out an E. you're right, I obviously work for minimum wage... how could anyone be so stupid as to forget an E?
/wrists
haha, perfect timing, mine is due in a couple of weeks
any samples we can look at, my engrish is horrible
any samples we can look at, my engrish is horrible
Yes, but no one really cares about them much. We just sign the paperwork and move on with the day. As a government employee, the pay increases are rather routine - you get X % increase or move up a step and get an increase in base rate. The only "unknown" is when the prevailing nursing salaries are determined and our wages are adjusted to keep pace with the local economy.
what bad grammar?
anyways, I'm not really sure what I can do to prove it, but every year I've worked for this company, I've gotten a raise in the 10-15% range. the people in my department with whom I'm friendly with enough to talk about such things have all received raises every year in the same range as mine.
we don't have an official "omg, everyone gets a 15% raise every year" policy on the books, that's just how it's worked out for my coworkers and me.
- Oct 9, 1999
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Just to clarify why I think it's important to address shortcomings as well as accomplishments... if you leave out the negatives, it can make your boss think you're just bragging instead of doing a thoughtful self-review.
When I left out negatives, I could tell that my boss spent time thinking about them so the official review would be balanced. It was in my own best interest now to have the boss thinking about the times I screwed up. When I included them, my boss actually downplayed them in the official review. Not to mention it shows people that I will be truthful - the whole truth - even when it doesn't make me look good. That has also helped me in my career.
When I left out negatives, I could tell that my boss spent time thinking about them so the official review would be balanced. It was in my own best interest now to have the boss thinking about the times I screwed up. When I included them, my boss actually downplayed them in the official review. Not to mention it shows people that I will be truthful - the whole truth - even when it doesn't make me look good. That has also helped me in my career.
We have to write our own. The self appraisal is a good way for your manager to do even less work then normal. All that for the 2% raise! Woo Hoo!
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