I hate the fact that the no-management ceiling is so damned low. Bless Countrywide for that--they had clear career pathing, and every pay/prestige level up to (and including) VP was open to people who didn't want to manage people. I have no idea if this place has a "next" for me, and I certainly don't want to go back to management, especially not how it works here (although the bare minimum I'd have to do wouldn't be much, they wouldn't be tasks I would want to add).
Getting your wishes across must be harder when when you travel a lot too--remote there's not so much ability to get the subtext across, I'd think. But coming back to someone and telling them what they want when they haven't told you flat out? Not slick management.
Part of our review process is being rated as "meeting expectations", "not meeting expectations", or "exceeding expectations". Which is kind of a bitch. I work my ass off. Everyone knows I work my ass off. It is expected of me. So how the heck can I ever "exceed expectations"?
I need to do my self-eval by next Tuesday and I HATE doing those things. And I need to do this one with the heavy slant toward - GIVE ME A GRADE INCREASE - which my boss supports, but it has to go up the chain, so the better the documentation, the easier it will be for them to approve.
Discussions like these are why I like owning a company, and not working for one.
Seriously, who says to someone who is handicapped, "The best blessing in the world is to have a normal child"?
And I'll just bet that replying, "Well, better a handicapped child than a normal one who grows up to be an ass hole I suppose" is somehow
rude,
huh?
And I'll just bet that replying, "Well, better a handicapped child than a normal one who grows up to be an ass hole I suppose" is somehow rude, huh?
Since it was a relative, yes probably frowned on.
Your family is WAY more polite than mine.
Your family is WAY more polite than mine.
The evidence seems to contradict this.
And I'll just bet that replying, "Well, better a handicapped child than a normal one who grows up to be an ass hole I suppose" is somehow rude, huh?
Not if you add "hypothetically."
Performance reviews are bullshit, Buffista conversation of truth #49.
I have done onerous work related but yet will result in money for me tasks. Three expense sheets and one medical claim submittal. Should net some nice cash for holiday stuff. Of course, it is all reimbusing money I've already spent, but it feels like new money.
