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Jan. 3rd, 2022 06:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marcicatI think my icon perfectly sums up my feelings about the topic. I'm hoping to get through the day with a minimum of fuss, but of course it's review season; right now we're in the 'complete your self-evaluation' phase.
[The reviews have nothing to do with whether or not we get a raise, of course. (I have asked this many times, because it makes no sense to me, but according to what I've been told, there is zero correlation between the review process -- which takes place in January -- and the merit raise decisions, which happen in March. The company did away with cost of living increases years ago; apparently now they assume that the increasing cost of living is not their problem? I guess? IDK it all makes me very angry if I think about it too much, so I try not to dwell.)]
Anyway, the evaluations include the easy section, which is basically 'these were the goals; discuss your progress,' and the hard section, which is 'here are seven vague business-sounding principles; convince us whether you are lacking, acceptable, or above average in each.' (It's things like 'leadership' and 'teamwork' and they all overlap, so it's usually hard to come up with a NEW example/argument for each one.) On the plus side, my current manager actually reads what I write, which is a change from the last one, so I try to at least make an effort at it.
[The reviews have nothing to do with whether or not we get a raise, of course. (I have asked this many times, because it makes no sense to me, but according to what I've been told, there is zero correlation between the review process -- which takes place in January -- and the merit raise decisions, which happen in March. The company did away with cost of living increases years ago; apparently now they assume that the increasing cost of living is not their problem? I guess? IDK it all makes me very angry if I think about it too much, so I try not to dwell.)]
Anyway, the evaluations include the easy section, which is basically 'these were the goals; discuss your progress,' and the hard section, which is 'here are seven vague business-sounding principles; convince us whether you are lacking, acceptable, or above average in each.' (It's things like 'leadership' and 'teamwork' and they all overlap, so it's usually hard to come up with a NEW example/argument for each one.) On the plus side, my current manager actually reads what I write, which is a change from the last one, so I try to at least make an effort at it.
