F...Work Reviews

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I agree if there is a chance to increase it by 1% but most companies run like s10 said pretty much if you are doing your job you get a flat % increase regardless of how colorful your review is.

That it is why it always shocks me that some folks have to fight every line of their review. It is more like they can't take constructive criticism vs. actually wanting that extra 1%.

And in the end isn't it pointless to fight it? The manager signs off on the review, what the employee thinks of themself doesn't really matter, it's what the manager thinks that matters.

I guess fighting it conveys that you see it differently than the manager does, and then the two of you can try to bridge the gap to understand each other better. But fighting it won't get you a better review.

Ultimately a manager would much rather have someone that listens to the review and considers ways to improve. Fighting about it is silly, just take the feedback and use it to get better. If someone comes back to me and says "hey last year you gave me a review asking me to improve on X Y Z and I've done that, here are some examples, so how bout it?" I'm more inclined to give that perfect review then the next year.