Some of what I wanted to get done with my job is not possible for me to do without work from other people.
Can you say something like, "There were performance issues that were outside of my control"?
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Some of what I wanted to get done with my job is not possible for me to do without work from other people.
Can you say something like, "There were performance issues that were outside of my control"?
We loved Euchre, too. I learned it on the bus to Philadelphia on a school field trip.
Some of what I wanted to get done with my job is not possible for me to do without work from other people.
You need to write that, though! You need to be appraised based on what you have control over. Otherwise, as far as management can tell, the bottleneck is you. Better to have it down on paper.
I can't bring myself to write that.
How about "Unfortunately, other people aren't as awesome as I am and therefore I couldn't be my usual awesome self."?
Our quarterly "State of the Company" meeting was today. Mostly blah, blah, blah stuff but at the end they had a drawing for "fabulous prizes". And I won a mini-Honey Baked Ham. Woot.
Our family is big on Backgammon. CJ plays pretty cutthroat but doesn't always make the most strategic moves. He is old enough that I don't hold back. Sometimes I'll question his thought process on a move, but I don't let him change it - more trying to get him to think of other options.
will do.
I am already rating myself as exceeding expectations in 3 of the 5 categories. I'll also be asking for a title change, more vacation, and a raise.
I'll also be asking for a title change, more vacation, and a raise.
And a puppy!
Aww, Simon is a cutiehead!
Here's a sample of me letting him know other people suck my work down: "As contracts come up, I have provided the manager resposible with the paperwork and have directed them to work with Purchasing as required. Contracts have been renewed with mixed results."
He's a grumpyfaced cutie baby!!!