i had my annual review - its gone a bit pete tong - and now i am using mediation w/boss!

[Tortington]

3 hours iwas in there yesterday - i felt worn down - like i was being interrogated. a systemt hat is supposed to raise your morals surely not leave you thinking "i hate this fucking place"

3 hours!!! i only left bcuase i had another meeting

so next monday its a special meeting with HR - who were shit - they didn't provide me with a copy of last years as they lost it
they couldnt give me a copy of my JD as they lost it so they gave me one from 2002 - we have been re-structured since then

so two major parts of the process i wasnt prepared for despite begging HR for the information -t hey should have anyway. boss printed me a copy of latest JD - that he obviously hasnt sent to HR
and gave me last years AR - which he didnt sent in either it seems.

he is ex boss as i have moved onwards and upwards s from Jan but he has to review last years work. - then he says he is working "within the framework set out by HR"

then he tries sneekily threatening " i think we should let your new boss know" "i think i should go tell the director"

i am so not a business woman - i am honest and direct but petty politics i can't do - i came home and told DH that the MOD shuld sent me to Iraq - i wouldnt crack under interrogation as i have just been taught by the best!

so have to prepare which i think is shit - if my boss thinsk i am adequate rather than good - its shit that i have to prove that i am good.

i have to prove my loyalty to the company fgs! by my actions over the last year. "i rugby tackeld a few ressies who wanted tog et away with not paying their rent" ...i mean jesus

thanks for listening

larvely - my old boss went out of room and went straight upt o him and said " custy thinks she shouldbe rated xx and i think she should be rated xx so we are going to mediation2

to which new boss said" i have only ever heard great things about custy, why dont you just give her what she wants?"

i was just going to propose to him at that moment my heart....was...his

OB said "well i am sure HR will check your ARs ( ARs...ha haa ahem )

to which NB said " not that closely such a close score does it matter?"

B*stard.

Why, do you think?

Is he under pressure to bring down bonus pools, or is he just a mean piece of shit?

Yay! Good old nb! What a star

I hate appraisals. We have to fill in 2 enormous forms before we even go in and attempt to identify what we have done to deserve our score in each category (8 of them!).Most if it isn't even relevant - leadership skills! I don't have anyone to lead FFS! It really is a heap of bolleaux. Your manager knows if you have done good job without all this stuff - or he/she should. Then boss does same and we have to come to agreement as to which is correct. Hideous!! And I think my record was an hour. 3 hours???? Gawd help us! I can feel the terror rising already - it's next month.

well....

before there used to be set financial terms on what you got - but there was a limited pot of money s the managers were told not to give anyone a great appraisel becuase there wasnt the money for it.

NOW the system has been reviewed and there is no set figure - if more peole get high scores - its rather like 100000 people winnin the lottery - a lot of money gets divided between a lot of people

so if the managers think about it - and give a lower score - the proletariat get a whole lot of fuck all and the managers pat themselves on the dick and get a lot of money divided by fewer of them.

does that make any sense?!

my OB just watches his own arse - constantly he manages and directs the team as a stage to make him look good so he can get on in the organisation. he is very very very good at this

Sorry for the hijack - can I get 'review' forms anywhere that could help me do reviews for our very small number of staff? As I now have to do it properly.

Big cream cake for NB I think Custy!

i think you are right - i might buy him a nd my new team mate cakies.

defo go with the cake, he's a man !! (ps custy cud you post on the btn meet up thread as Mamasara is try to conf numbers - ta babe)