At Tue, 07 Dec 1999, Sharonda Moore wrote:
>
>I am usually a commenter and lurker here but I needed to vent - it might be
>long so fair warning. I am so angry that I can't even sleep.
>
>I just had my year review at work. I was fair certainly that I would get a
>2 or 3 overall rating (its 1-5, 1 being best, 5 being worst).
>
>Guess what, I get a 4 - unsatisfactory. Can you believe that? The bad part
>is that they based it on my sick days. For the last six months since my
>last review I have done every task they have asked me. Not only that I have
>done it with a positive attitude and it was completed on or before the
>deadline. No one has made any complaint - even stating that I did
>exceptionally well on some projects.
>
>How does someone that does exceptionally well on projects get a 3 or 4 when
>it was flawless?? I was given a 3 on everything (satisfactory) and a 4 on
>my attendance. I have been up front with the whole endo deal and even gave
>them some confidential medical records.
>
>Instead they punish me for having it - and to top that I am on probation for
>missed days. Ugggghhhhh!!!!
>
>It has suddenly dawned on me that maybe they are giving me these bad reviews
>hoping that I will move or quit. They also are being very "helpful" about
>giving me assistance in advancing in the company. Why would you help
>someone advance that you gave bad reviews to?? It is constant persecution.
>On top of that I am still in the middle of getting assessed with Dr. Perloe
>and he is leaning towards surgery. I need this insurance to continue seeing
>him. Great, another block of time I am out.
>
>Some of you may remember that I ran into this before at the last review but
>I decided to bend over backwards and go the extra mile, thinking they would
>give me decent reviews. On top of the probation I can't even get a raise.
>They told me that they talked to the division head and he said it was okay
>for them to revisit it again in 6 months instead of a year and that I should
>thank them. Must be the Christmas spirit (ha, note my sarcasm).