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I'm up for my 6 month review

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I'm kind of nervous, considering I'm engaged and in a couple of years will have to support a family. I'm concerned about ending up with a bad sentiment for the company due to a bad review. Apparently I've been hearing reports from people who have gotten 1% raises so that leads me to believe my chances of getting a decent one is pretty far off.

If the raise is crappy I probably will end up switching careers altogether. (I'm a network admin) And no I didn't screw up at my job except recently order a wrong shelf for the server rack by accident 🙁
 
In college I once got a review that pretty much went as follows:
"You are doing a great job, at or above your coworkers' average performance level. We're letting you got at the end of the semester due to your poor performance."

Ever since then, I always get pretty nervous whenever I get evaluated, even though I think I'm doing a good job.
 
I had my 12 month review on friday, was expecting the worst. The review was put off 6 times in a month because of workload. I'm also kinda paranoid, and think i'm not doing that well, but the review went much better than i expected. I only have 2 things to do for my development plan and i'm all set for the year with the maximum payrise available.

I can understand how u feel with being engaged, and wanting to support your family. when i got married it changed my attitude to work. though my wife works, she wouldn't be able to support me if i wasn't working.

good luck in your review
 
Well I got my one year review 2 months late about 2 weeks ago and thought to myself if I don't get at least a 2k raise, I'm gonna look else where, guess what I got?




Nothing, a big fat nothing.

Not even a warning or clue that this is what was to be, they told me that they are going to "re-review" me in another 3 months and decide there what/if my "raise" will be.

Complete B.S. IMO, I was very very very angry and upset for a good week after that one.
 
Well a little background on my position, there were 3 network admins in the span of 1 year prior to my arrival. Their network was a unsecure mess, no NTFS permissions, server PWs unknown, file servers were built differently, and there was no organization to this place.

So I fixed all of that including adding homefolders for each user, dealing with their network crisis (HD failures and tape backup failures) quickly and on top of that whipping out some quick programs to automate their laser printer reports (no not those, the big ones the size of a VW bug)

So I think I'm in good shape but the other thought lingers in my mind still. I'm considering joining the Coast Guard next!
 
You shouldn't be in any trouble. Just get a "resume" of your accomplishments in the last 6 months, and let them see it. I'm sure they know, but its good to remind them.
 
I had my Review Last week, it was great, the Best Review I have got at my job, I have a promotion comming and a possible 10k raise, but thats unlikely, I am sure HR will half my bosses recomendation.
 
I had my annual review in May. Went pretty well and I got a 5% raise.
My company is into "pay for performance", which is actually a bunch of fvcking bull$hit.

I would've had to get a 20% raise to actually be at the pay level my performance review says I should be at.

Theoretically, it means if you perform at a midpoint level (met expectations), you should be paid at the midpoint of the salary range.

The fine print in their "pay for performance" policy is that they don't actually pay you at the level your performance says. Instead, they "move you towards" that level. Which means it will take me 6 years of performance at this level before I'm actually being paid what they claim I'm worth.
 
Having given hundreds of reviews and received dozens, let me give you some insight into how to help yours turn out better.

First, as MogulMonster said, write up a little report on what you've done in the last 6 months and give it to your boss. Don't go overboard patting yourself on the shoulder, but modestly list all your achievements. You've probably done many things without your boss knowing, so here's your chance to get them in the record.

Were you assigned specific tasks, areas to improve, or other targets at your last review? Then make sure your report addresses how you achieved those targets and goals. Did you fail to meet a goal? Then address that too. Include the good and the bad.

If you give that information to your boss a month or so before your review, you'll be amazed at how much of your information finds its way into your review. Your boss will be thrilled at how much time you saved him/her.

At the review, make sure you ask questions. If you were rated below average on something, ask how you can improve or suggest a way to improve and ask if that would be a good plan. If you get your boss to agree on your improvement plan, and you follow it, it's going to be hard for your boss to downgrade you later.

Do you have ideas on what you want to be working on? Then first find out what your boss is supposed to be doing to improve the operation. Then make sure your ideas support what the boss is supposed to be doing. That will make your boss look better, and that will flow down to you. Suggest your ideas at your review.
 
Originally posted by: kranky
Having given hundreds of reviews and received dozens, let me give you some insight into how to help yours turn out better.

First, as MogulMonster said, write up a little report on what you've done in the last 6 months and give it to your boss. Don't go overboard patting yourself on the shoulder, but modestly list all your achievements. You've probably done many things without your boss knowing, so here's your chance to get them in the record.

Were you assigned specific tasks, areas to improve, or other targets at your last review? Then make sure your report addresses how you achieved those targets and goals. Did you fail to meet a goal? Then address that too. Include the good and the bad.

If you give that information to your boss a month or so before your review, you'll be amazed at how much of your information finds its way into your review. Your boss will be thrilled at how much time you saved him/her.

At the review, make sure you ask questions. If you were rated below average on something, ask how you can improve or suggest a way to improve and ask if that would be a good plan. If you get your boss to agree on your improvement plan, and you follow it, it's going to be hard for your boss to downgrade you later.

Do you have ideas on what you want to be working on? Then first find out what your boss is supposed to be doing to improve the operation. Then make sure your ideas support what the boss is supposed to be doing. That will make your boss look better, and that will flow down to you. Suggest your ideas at your review.
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/jots this down on a memo
 
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