Originally Posted By piperlynne So it's that time of year again. I'm afraid I'm a little out of practice. I have to complete my self appraisal tonight. Yeah, I procrastinated a bit. But with all the "911 mode" stuff going on this last week (when I found out I needed to complete it) I haven't really had time. So, feel free to give inspiration, empathy or mock me for having to sit here all night. Really, I could just use good word choices. LOL! Anyone notice I'm posting instead of actually typing. The only thing worse would be having to write other people's reviews. I always dreaded that. Ok. . . I'm going to eat first and get motivated
Originally Posted By Ursula I hate self appraisals and from now on will only say that I am doing the best job ever and will mark myself the highest in each category. Ours has sections where you grade yourself from 1-5, 5 being best and then there are sections where you have to write stuff. I will mark only 5's from now on and brag about all of the great things I do. I used to agonize over these and really think about where I need improvement and such, but why bother with that? Maybe I'm just biased, but at our company, the HR people never come around to see how I am doing and to see what can be improved for the benefit of the company and frankly, I don't know any of them so why do I have to to their jobs for them? My best line ever: My biggest downfall is that I tend to care almost too much about my clients in making sure they get exactly what they need daily. It's so vague, it's perfect!
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Oh, my, you poor dear. I used to hate those things. Emphasize teamwork, communication, and problem solving skills. I'm not sure what your job is, but if you can list numbers to prove your productivity (increased sales xxx percent, increased employee retention from xxx to xxx %, etc.), bosses tend to like that sort of physical evidence of your efficiency.
Originally Posted By piperlynne LOL - I love you guys! Still haven't started. . .well, that's not true, I took notes on the ferry ride home. In my previous job, I used to be able to write extremely thorough appraisals. But since I haven't really been in this position that long, and to be frank the whole department is very vague, I don't think I can do it. I think whatever I do will be fine for my manager. But I expect more of myself in writing them and writing them well. That's my biggest obstacle.
Originally Posted By piperlynne ok, so if I did something and then submitted it but it never got published (it was an update to procedure documentation and the change control process dropped the ball), should I say that on my appraisal? In more professional jargon, of course.
Originally Posted By goodgirl Sometimes you just have to make stuff up: "Increased french fry consumption by 110% by eating french fries on the job which in turn increased the company's bottom line and my bottom."
