it’s review time and we have to rate ourselves and then have a “dialogue” with our manager about why we rated ourselves that and then we come to a consensus as to what our rating should be. blah blah blah, it’s just an exercise in witty corporate repartee with someone that thinks they’re more important than you. “team player” “able to think outside the box” “uses time wisely” “builds effective client relationships” et al – it’ll all be mentioned and i’ll have to respond. i really hate this time. not only do i have to rate myself, but i have to rate/write reviews for my team. my usual method is to rate myself a 4 (the highest mark) and have my manager talk me down to a 3. by the end, fatigue has set in and there’s no more constructive banter on why i should really have been a 3 so 4 it is! this year, i’m going to rate myself a 4++ (though such a rating does not exist, i feel as though my efforts during the year have been “off the scale”) and get argued down to a solid 4. now my manager may put the kibosh on my 4++ rating straightaway which means i spend the time being talked down to a 3, but it’s worth a try. i don’t think these reviews do anything for me. i don’t gain a “broader prosepective of the business and how i fit in”. it doesn’t motivate me to “work in partnership with colleagues to achieve shared goals.” i mean, i already know i’m excellent. 4 plus plus plus plus plus plus…
fairdinkum.
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