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HeartView  4 stars
Title: Be right back...
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Registered: 2001-12-20 08:11:56
I have to do one yearly... and after being here as long as I have they get harder every year.

 

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JD_HOGG  4 stars
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Ordal  2 stars
Posts: 250
Registered: 2001-5-24 12:51:34
Frequently and I always rate myself as maximum on everything because I have enough insight into my behavior to determine my strengths and weaknesses and if my supervisor is too lazy/dumb/scared to either identify them or point them out to me then they don't really care if I'm a productive worker and don't deserve the privilege of hearing my true opinion of myself.

 

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Sith_Mauler  4 stars
Posts: 1,851
Registered: 2002-12-21 13:40:03
Yeah after I made E-5 in the navy I had to write my own evals and give them to the shop LPO. Then he would cut on them or add to them.

It was his way of teaching us E-5's how to write evals because eventually e-5's become e-6's and then its a skill you had to learn if you ever wanted to be a e-6.

 

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Ordal  2 stars
Posts: 250
Registered: 2001-5-24 12:51:34
Sith_Mauler posted:

Yeah after I made E-5 in the navy I had to write my own evals and give them to the shop LPO. Then he would cut on them or add to them.

It was his way of teaching us E-5's how to write evals because eventually e-5's become e-6's and then its a skill you had to learn if you ever wanted to be a e-6.



What I said aside, to me this is one of the only legitimate reasons to do something like self-evaluations.

 

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NeoKarnak  2 stars
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Registered: 2009-12-21 18:31:34
BritonGuy posted:

Gaevren posted:

Yep. At our yearly reviews, we have to answer all the review questions ourselves, and our boss answers them separately, and then we get together and compare. I've only done it once so far but it was definitely interesting. There weren't many points where my boss and I differed, which is a good thing I suppose haha.



Mark yourself at maximum for everything. Trust me, I have a scientific and sociological reason for suggesting this.



That's what I do when we had them. If they are going to make me do their job, I am giving myself top marks on everything. If they have a problem with that, they can actually do their job and try to find out where I was in error.

 

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BritonGuy  4 stars
Title: Serious Business
Posts: 1,567
Registered: 2004-3-4 20:43:50
NeoKarnak posted:

BritonGuy posted:

Gaevren posted:

Yep. At our yearly reviews, we have to answer all the review questions ourselves, and our boss answers them separately, and then we get together and compare. I've only done it once so far but it was definitely interesting. There weren't many points where my boss and I differed, which is a good thing I suppose haha.



Mark yourself at maximum for everything. Trust me, I have a scientific and sociological reason for suggesting this.



That's what I do when we had them. If they are going to make me do their job, I am giving myself top marks on everything. If they have a problem with that, they can actually do their job and try to find out where I was in error.



Yes, and most of the time they won't have any problem. If you are actually qualified to do a job, you really should mark yourself well for jobs you have done successfully. Without a doubt that is your best choice for the future, period. Never doubt yourself unless you know you've never learned of or been trained for the job you're doing. Then and only then can you doubt your confidence level.

Incompetent idiot bosses being the wildcard. Do what it takes to get over them, because idiots aren't long for any successful business. Good workers fall, but excellent workers always have a play if they have the confidence to. Play it right and see yourself rise over your boss.

 

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zthar  1 star
Posts: 148
Registered: 2001-2-10 02:58:41
I do a mid-year then end of year, our bonuses are based on them. They have no real value and most employees never think twice about them except when we have to them. My boss (god bless her) does most of the verbiage for us. We just have to track our assignments.

Evals are just an HR item that's keeps them (HR) in business. Once you're hired there isn't much for them to do on a daily basis except dream up ways to look busy.

 

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Former_Camilla  1 star
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Registered: 2001-3-11 13:54:39
I used to have to do one 2x a year, but now that I work in a factory, never. Always hated them.
Kanga_Roo  2 stars
Posts: 439
Registered: 2002-2-26 12:58:17
I voluntarily do a 360 evaluation every 5 years. Basically I rate myself and my supervisor, colleagues, and counterparts also rate me. The scores are compared. It gives you some insight and often encouragement. I consistently rate myself lower than others rate me. This helps me move past self-doubt.

 

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