I wonder why there are so few happy portraits from that era.

I'm not sure how advanced photography was at the time this particular portrait was done, but I know that a lot of very, very early pictures look rather grim because the subjects often had to stand or sit perfectly still for several minutes at a time; a smile was a hard expression to hold for several minutes, and tended to look fake and scary after that duration anyhow, so for a very long time serious or neutral was the default pose.

eta: Jeez, beathen. The fuck?! Definitely keep an eye out for something better.

I feel we have done her a disservice by hiring her into this position without the required professionalism, judgment and maturity."

Good God. That's...damn. At least he's looking out you! He's so sorry for giving you a job you suck at! Cripes.

We hates beathen's bossssssessssss, we does.

WTF, beathen? That's a weird kind of comment.

At least I still have a job, but I'm starting to look around for a new one.

Is there someone you can complain to about those comments? Because that shit is just not acceptable in a "mostly alright" performance review. Talk about condescending.

What kind of backhanded insult is THAT?

At least he's looking out you! He's so sorry for giving you a job you suck at!

That's just the thing - he didn't hire me. The manager who was at the office before him hired me. Out of everyone in the office, I have been there the longest. For those interested this is the rest of the review with comments.

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Scale:
1 - Outstanding
2 - Exceeded Expectations
3 - Consistently Met Expectations
4 - Met Some Expectations
5 - Did Not Meet Expectations

Job Specific Expertise: 3 - Elizabeth is knowledgeable about the reports I ask her to complete as well as the weekly corporate and territory reports. There have been instances of hiring paperwork being incorrect or incomplete as well as missing agent errors on applications. [my comment: No one's perfect, fool.]

Planning Work: 4 - Elizabeth has difficulty prioritizing her work. Consequently, important tasks are sometimes delayed or forgotten. [That's cuz I'm doing every. damn. thing. in the office while he plays games on his palm pilot.]

Teamwork and Cooperation: 3 - Elizabeth is generally very cooperative and hlepful with management. She is sometimes difficult with agents. [only becuase they think I'm their bitch and I'll do everything for them]

Communication: 4 - Elizabeth has good basic [basic?! WTF] communication skills, however, at times she lacks judgment as to what should be communicated. Specifically, several times I have given her a specific and important task to complete. Unless I asked her about the task, I never knoew what was going on and did not know whether it had been completed or not. [Would you like me to hold your hand? If he wanted a status he should have just asked. And can I say, vague much?]

Customer Needs Orientation: 2 - Elizabeth has a good heart for our members. [Finally a good comment without something negative.]

Professionalism: 4 - Elizabeth adheres to the code of ethics. I feel she lacks the maturity and judgement her position requires. [Again, vague much? Also, how much more mature do I need to be to run a whole office. Idiot.]

Attendance and Dependability: 3 - Elizabeth's attendance record is adequate. [Adequate?! I have only called in sick 4 times in the last two years and that was only for a few hours. I never took the whole day off.]

Comments (Include strengths and areas of development) - Elizabeth is a kind person who, in general means well. She is very enthusiastic about her position. I feel we have done her a disservice by hiring her into this position without the required professionalism, judgement and maturity.
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For his information, I DO get all my work done. But since I am the only one who is allowed to go into the filing cabinets, I have to stop whatever I'm doing when someone wants a file so I can pull it. I also have to refile it. Do you know how much time you can waste doing that? Lots. And it's really tedious and boring. Along with doing EVERYTHING else in the office.

Okay, taking long deep breaths. Calmer now. (Somewhat)

Pardon the language but he is a fucking jackass.

beathen, have you had other reviews prior to this one that were more favorable? I mean, you've been there for TWO years! You'd think someone else would've commented before now about such issues, if they really were legit issues.

Bastards.

Just so you know? This post definitely does not belong in Movies.

I just saw Sideways, and it made me homesick for Nilly, and Marta and beth and Sail and 'dre and Teppy taking no bullshit from a waitron, and Jessica and Laura and Deb... I have such incredibly happy memories of that Sunday in wine country, and this movie brought it all back so vividly.

Yeah, it was a great little movie, with Lowelly, Lowelly, Lowelly, and Sandra Oh, whom I've been in love with since I first saw her in a Canadian indie film, Double Happiness. And Virginia Madsen, who I think is one of the prettiest women alive, in that ordinary way that your neighbor down the block is pretty, and I've thought so since the first movie I saw her in, Electric Dreams, a trippy little nonsense film set in SF, in which her love interest was also named Miles. Sideways was a nicely done little movie, but it affected me on a number of levels, for a number of different reasons.

I miss you guys.

I wonder why there are so few happy portraits from that era.

Fashion. You were supposed to look serious in a portrait. Smiling for a picture is a pretty modern idea.

beathen, that's a very strange performance review. Is there a human resources person you can talk to about it?

I miss you guys.

Aw, {{{Bev}}} I miss you too! That was a great weekend.