April 21, 2006
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Performance Evaluation
I just got out of a performance review. On a scale from 1 to 5, I got an average of 4.30. This falls in a high strong category. The review basically went well. The boss basically used the sandwich technique. She said a few nice words. Then she slips in the knife and twist a few times. It’s called the “areas for improvement.” And then she pats me on my way.
My “areas for improvement” are my interpersonal skills and my problem solving/decision. In interpersonal skills, she recommended that I adjust tactics to achieve desired results and not be like “a bull in a
How do you feel about evaluating another person’s performance in a few words on a piece of paper? Do you think it actually describes the person? Who should evaluate a person’s progress and achievement?
Comments (7)
I don’t think the evaulation is all that accurate. It does not really tell all about a person so no, I don’t really like that idea all that much but it’s needed to determine people’s raises, I suppose. Have a great weekend, Anh. =)
i used to care about the performance evaluations… but not any more…
I have been doing contracting work for over 6 six years, so no review for me ….I give myself a review and a raise every six months …. lolz
Have a good weekend
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I used to have to do a lot of evaluations I made the person do one of themselves and then I did one and we compared them and discussed where they differed. But I don’t think evaluations help much and the person evaluating themselves are a lot harder on themselves then those looking in. I like your new profile picture. How long between those two pictures they make you look quite different. Judi
screw political correctness. People need to lighten up anyways
Good questions Anh. Now suppose you are the manager, you have 3 people work for you who are just as competence as another. But you will have to rank them 1, 2, 3 per guideline. What will you do? I see musical chair is being play, don’t you think?