I get to utter the phrase, "coruscation of impromptu epigram."

Nice.

There's a different microwave in the kitchenette and it did not effectively heat my leftover pizza.

Performance reviews would be okay, maybe, if they were actually performances reviews and not another tool for squeezing more work for less money out of employees. Even so, they would probably inherently suck a fair amount.

I've had performance reviews that were obviously designed to take the place of actual leadership. I hate getting goals where it is plain that I am not the one on the team falling down on the job in that area, but suddenly I am expected to hit the goal 100% to make up for other people's slovenliness just to make it look like the supervisor has addressed the issue.

Someone on fb just asked my sister, the bible translator, if she and her husband have ever read all the way through the bible.

Hahaha! I mean, it's not like they translated the whole thing, right??

They only translated the parts that fit their liberal agenda.

I historically hate performance reviews, but the ones for my job now have been unstructured and boil down to "You're doing an awesome job, we're trying to get budget for an assistant, please don't have a nervous breakdown."

That does sound pretty good, Jilli.

I think she meant it in a totally earnest way. My sister, being a nicer person than I am, responded graciously that yes, she had, many times, and she encourages others so inclined to do likewise.

I would totally not mind performance reviews if they 1) reflected the entire past year and not just the past month, 2) there had been periodic meetings to go over my performance throughout the year as I do with my employees, and 3) my boss actually practiced what she preached.

Cover letter and resume sent off!

Wow Liese, your sister sounds kind, gracious, and whip smart. Reminds me of someone else I know....

Timelies all!

No snow here, but it's hella windy.