Comments on: How to give a good performance review http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2002/02/14/how-to-give-a-good-performance-review/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: AQUIB http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2002/02/14/how-to-give-a-good-performance-review/comment-page-1/#comment-252481 AQUIB Sat, 04 Jun 2011 08:30:53 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2002/02/14/how-to-give-a-good-performance-review/#comment-252481 My opinion based on thirty-seven years of employment experience is to not assume you need to get another job. Do that if you want another job or need the security. I know many people with NI ratings decades ago who are now stars at the same place. Proving you can deal with the rating and making progress are highly valued. The best way to tell you are truly in danger of termination or are unwanted is a complete lack of merit or cost-of-living wage increases. This is a more negative hidden message than a bad performance review. My opinion based on thirty-seven years of employment experience is to not assume you need to get another job. Do that if you want another job or need the security. I know many people with NI ratings decades ago who are now stars at the same place. Proving you can deal with the rating and making progress are highly valued. The best way to tell you are truly in danger of termination or are unwanted is a complete lack of merit or cost-of-living wage increases. This is a more negative hidden message than a bad performance review.

]]> By: Want to Be a Better Blogger? Treat it Like the Job it Is at Personal PR http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2002/02/14/how-to-give-a-good-performance-review/comment-page-1/#comment-178693 Want to Be a Better Blogger? Treat it Like the Job it Is at Personal PR Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:40:05 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2002/02/14/how-to-give-a-good-performance-review/#comment-178693 [...] to blogging. So, once every few months, take some time to evaluate your efforts – just like an employer would evaluate his workers. Look at your progress on short-term goals, you vision, meeting deadlines, and feedback [...] [...] to blogging. So, once every few months, take some time to evaluate your efforts – just like an employer would evaluate his workers. Look at your progress on short-term goals, you vision, meeting deadlines, and feedback [...]

]]> By: Don B. http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2002/02/14/how-to-give-a-good-performance-review/comment-page-1/#comment-133597 Don B. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:35:47 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2002/02/14/how-to-give-a-good-performance-review/#comment-133597 Nina: I do not know how to post this so you will see it. My opinion based on thirty-seven years of employment experience is to not assume you need to get another job. Do that if you want another job or need the security. I know many people with NI ratings decades ago who are now stars at the same place. Proving you can deal with the rating and making progress are highly valued. The best way to tell you are truly in danger of termination or are unwanted is a complete lack of merit or cost-of-living wage increases. This is a more negative hidden message than a bad performance review. Nina: I do not know how to post this so you will see it. My opinion based on thirty-seven years of employment experience is to not assume you need to get another job. Do that if you want another job or need the security. I know many people with NI ratings decades ago who are now stars at the same place. Proving you can deal with the rating and making progress are highly valued. The best way to tell you are truly in danger of termination or are unwanted is a complete lack of merit or cost-of-living wage increases. This is a more negative hidden message than a bad performance review.

]]> By: Nina http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2002/02/14/how-to-give-a-good-performance-review/comment-page-1/#comment-133584 Nina Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:16:29 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2002/02/14/how-to-give-a-good-performance-review/#comment-133584 Hello Penelope, I actually posted a comment on another article that you wrote. I would just like to say thank you for taking the time to answer my question. This comment is different. On December 31, 2007, my managers gave me my annual performance review. I will not to go into great detail, but the overall rating was an NI(Needs Improvement). I am on probation for two years. For the last review, which was 6 months ago, I also received an NI. So not much has changed. As I looked over it there were some areas that were higlighted that needed improvement. Since a good part of my job is writing letters as you know grammar, spelling, sentence structure are all important. Unfortunately, my managers are not completely satisfied and the review actually provided examples where there was lack of understanding and a lot errors on my letters. Although the positive attributes on the review were my good attendance, puncuality, a strong work ethic and good time management and listening skills etc., my managers feel that if I unable to focus on the key elements of writing, then I will quote in their words "failure to make needed progress may result in termination." Based on this review, I think the only other choice would be to find another job because termination can happen at any time. If you can provide suggestions let me know. P.S. I have read a couple of your other articles where you mentioned that paying attention to detail and grammar are important, but no person, not even a manager of a company should make it so important to the point of perfection. Well, I have a manager like that. She is critical of everything I write! It drives me nutz sometimes. Hello Penelope,

I actually posted a comment on another article that you wrote. I would just like to say thank you for taking the time to answer my question.

This comment is different. On December 31, 2007, my managers gave me my annual performance review. I will not to go into great detail, but the overall rating was an NI(Needs Improvement). I am on probation for two years. For the last review, which was 6 months ago, I also received an NI. So not much has changed. As I looked over it there were some areas that were higlighted that needed improvement. Since a good part of my job is writing letters as you know grammar, spelling, sentence structure are all important. Unfortunately, my managers are not completely satisfied and the review actually provided examples where there was lack of understanding and a lot errors on my letters.

Although the positive attributes on the review were my good attendance, puncuality, a strong work ethic and good time management and listening skills etc., my managers feel that if I unable to focus on the key elements of writing, then I will quote in their words "failure to make needed progress may result in termination."

Based on this review, I think the only other choice would be to find another job because termination can happen at any time.

If you can provide suggestions let me know.

P.S. I have read a couple of your other articles where you mentioned that paying attention to detail and grammar are important, but no person, not even a manager of a company should make it so important to the point of perfection. Well, I have a manager like that. She is critical of everything I write! It drives me nutz sometimes.

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