does this stuff matter at all? my appraiser has this stupid way of calculating my performance, basically he gives me 60% ratings for all the goals set for me, and then he makes up some other stuff to give a middle of the range final rating. i dont have probs with his final rating, but i should really get a 100% for the goals. and i've talked to him to give me some other revised formula to make me come up with the same final rating. basically he multiplies the ratings goals scoring with 5, while i ask for a better rating, but only multiplied with 3. and i said should anyone question why just 3, then he can say that i didnt have as much a workload as the rest, hence i get just a multiple of 3, but since i work on a smaller scale, i managed to do them all perfectly. my prob is that when people see my goals, and they look at the percentages, they're going to think 'damn, he only did 2/3 out of every task well, and not even on that many task'. also, this guy is a bit of a sneak. he already got the second appraiser (his boss) to sign his name, without my discussion with his boss. and he also lied about my colleague's better performance in the same task given to me, when in fact, this colleague of mine didnt even do much yet. and of course i know cos i asked my colleague and my appraiser admitted he lied when i confronted him. basically, the guy is like a nowitzki. should i just let it go or will this bite me back in the asz in the future if i let him have his way?
Depends on the company. At my old job working for a huge local employer, year end reviews were a total joke because everything was predetermined and wasn't necessarily based on job performance. In that situation, complaining would have been a waste of time and people above me would have just blamed me for causing a stir (I was a mid-level manager). Of course, I encouraged the people under me to always speak their mind and give me honest input and they griped about the whole process continually. Unless you think it will make a real difference, don't bother. There is no upside and a huge downside. This is one reason after 16+ years, I switched from a multi-national mega-employer to a company with less than 10 people in January 2004. Best job move I ever made.
Won't get good advice from me. Longest I've ever worked anywhere was 3.5 years. Previous to that was 1.5 years. Most of my jobs have been 1 years and out so I never deal with yearly reviews. My raise is my new job. It's worked for me. Give it a try unless you're trying to move up the corporate ladder.
A_3PO, the thing is this is the first time they're doing a big end of year review. its a pretty young company, albeit a major one worth lots. Yonkers, actually your post helped alot. i'd love to jump from one job to another, just for the excitement in change and environment sake, but i gotta deal with this thing right now. i guess i shouldnt give much thought to this if i'm going to do what you do eh?
you are obviously not operating in the right "circles" I hate cliquey corporate types. Better to settle for your middle of the road results than sell your soul to an evil empire.
I have worked for the same large company for 22 years. I have seen many HR systems come and go. Usually appraisals have more to do with how much money is available for raises than actual performance. Everybody gets rated lower in lean years. It is hard to tell people they did great but they are not getting a raise. It boils down to do you trust your boss. If you do, just sign it and go on about your work. If you don't trust him, then make them do it correctly and be sure to write your response to anything you do not agree with on the evaluation BEFORE you sign it.
aussie rocket, i dont really get what you mean. you think i should buddy up with my appraiser and be in his clique? rookie, youre absolutely right. thats my main concern. do i trust him enough to let him have his way. about the raise thing, it doesnt concern me. its just his method of rating my performance, he's lowering the percentages of goals achieved throughout so to show that his calculations are correct, and i'm right in the middle of the pack. the final rating that puts me in the middle of the pack i'm fine with. its just he's saying for almost all my goals, i only got 60%+ of them done, which is crap cos i should get 100%. he can still give me the middle of the pack rating, but i want those 100% goals achieved. today's the final day to submit the document. i'm seeing his boss to get his view on this but he's been on seminar for the last 2 days. if i dont get to see him, should i just cave in or not sign it at all?
Challenging him on whether you acheived your goals is fine. I did this one time. It shocked my boss silly but he changed everything to agree with me. But it didn't affect my overall review grade or "merit" increase in salary. I say go for it but be respectful and don't make your boss look dumb or insincere (even if he is).
not saying that at all - if anything im saying the opposite.. from my experience those who are willing to brown nose are really the only ones that get elevated in the corporate world (and the women who sleep their way) so im saying screw that, be your own man, and dont worry what the hell this dude thinks. take your pay packet, go home, and crack open a beer.
Your boss sounds like a scumbag. I had a boss like this once. I got passed over for a raise, went to the big boss, and found out my boss was lying about my performance to push through a big raise for all my coworkers (I was the highest paid member of the team at the time). If a boss is willing gamble your future to attain his short-term goals, you need to RUN! However, whether to fight it or not is always a calculation of whether you can win. And unless you can get the guy fired, to fight or not to fight is just a choice of how you want to start your new job search.
