PERFORMANCE REVIEW

the big REVIEW was done yesterday.. it's always over-hyped in my mind.. when im staying late at work, i'll feely shitty and then tell myself that ill tell my boss this this this in the next review... but when it actually comes, my boss will be all smiley and laughs and he disarms me. Im sure some will know that it's easier to disarm North Korea of its nuclear arsenal than Cornball.

but well.. i tried to pysch myself up for this all week but when it came i feel flat..didnt really manage to raise the issues i wanted to. but instead, by sheer coincidence, he raised them himself.. and when he's the one who raised it, he gains the upper hand n then overwhelm me with "shock and awe". that's how Bush did SAddaM in.. "SHOCK AND AWE"...i think my boss did it using "SHIOK and AWWWWWWWWWW"

since im still having writer's block, here're the results

Technical knowledge - Achieve Performance Targets
Quality of Output - Achieve Performance Targets
Productivity - Exceeds Performance Targets
Initiative - Clearly and consistently exceeds targets with results above and beyond expections..(ding ding ding.. level up!!)
Time Management - Achieve Performance Targets
Teamwork - Clearly and consistently exceeds targets with results above and beyond expections..(ding ding ding.. level up!!)
Client Management - Achieve Performance Targets
Responsibility (Judgement, Honesty and Reliability) - Exceeds Performance Targets
Group Contribution - Exceeds Performance Targets
Leadership - Exceeds Performance Targets
Administration - Achieve Performance Targets

in the three reviews i've had, i nvr had anything bad said abt me before.. which after a while, it's not really fun. REALLY! like every year's the same old thing..

But this time he decided to do something different.. he made us write comments abt every other colleague and then gave us the comments written abt ourselves anonymously of cos..

I got these..

Things Cornball shld Continue Doing:
eager to help
interest in job
analytical
excellant knowledge in IT systems
eager to learn
IT-assistance
helpful nature
team player
a team player
helpful
maintain interest in job

i had a huge laugh when i read it.. "eager to help"?? "team player"? gosh...i think i act too well in the office liaoz... i how evil can? IT-assistance?? yeah sure, if it means yelling and screaming at Bittorrent users.. muhahahah

this is the interesting bit

Things Cornball shld do less of:

xenophobic
irrational behaviour due to work related stress
longwinded

i had an even bigger laugh when i read it. my boss laughed too.. he said he knew how the first one stemmed from, saying " if not being xenophobic means getting dead drunk till 2am when u r overseas and smoking, then forget it". so he told me to ignore the comment..

for the second one, he told me to take it easy and ive been working too hard. ask me to try to take leave again, knowing full well that he was the one who cancelled it twice, for christmas and CNY... his exact word were " just try la.. try to apply and see how, maybe this time u can actually take it and dont have to cancel".. DUH.. i told him he made taking leave like lucky draw like that.

he said he didnt think the third one was true. I said i think it's true la.. and i knew who write that.. hahaha.. must be that intern.. wanted to explain everything nice nice and cover all bases. then kenna like that. next time i'll jus be succinct liao.. TMD. i took the opportunity to tell him that he's longwinded too.. hahahahahhah

he ended by saying that ill be promoted by June 2006, marking my 2nd yr here. he did say that 2 promotions in 2 years is very gd liao... n he said this year got BONUS!!! YAY!!!! but he cant tell me the amt yet till the books are closed.. dammit...

Bitter sweet feeling.. things are promised but not exactly tangible yet...