I buy a ton on the kindle but most of that is past the date range for this.
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I'm pretty sure I haven't spent $5 on ebooks ever, so no settlement for me! What's the story?
Yeah, I don't like ebooks for leisure reading, so pretty much the only ones I've bought have been textbooks that were a whole lot cheaper in that form, so no money for me.
How's this for a cheery corporate policy:
The managers are under intense pressure to adhere to the distribution that requires 40% of employees to be rated below expectations.
Seriously. Official corporate line.
Fuck off and die.
Super stupid policy.
anti-motivational.
so boss wants to speak with me. do not wanna.
I am working on my Alicia Florrick no expression face. Maybe I can use it now. ok, here we go.
The managers are under intense pressure to adhere to the distribution that requires 40% of employees to be rated below expectations.
I would be suspicious that they are gearing up for a RIF, but I am pretty much always suspicious of this at my own workplace, so I may be projecting.
Update from having to write the faculty about offices: the prof who I expected to have a fit wrote me the most gracious reply. I'm all confused.
I want you all to come to Florida and work with me. I am a great boss with no stupid corporate policies. And you can wear flip flops to work in January!
Sparky1, it sounds like he may have suspected you were put in an impossible situation and took pity.
That makes no sense, sarameg.
Fortitude, msbelle! Alicia Florrick him to death!
Laura, you're going to regret that when 27 of show up with suitcases.
The managers are under intense pressure to adhere to the distribution that requires 40% of employees to be rated below expectations.
I don't know if our eval policy is that strict, but all the managers do get a stern "Not all of your employees are above expectations" email every year.
And that reminds me, I still haven't done my self-eval which is due Monday. Oops.