Appraisal 2

I'm pleased to say that my appraisal went far better than I had anticipated. I was still tense and I think that was mutual, but 'puh' and I managed to at least appear to each other to be singing from the same hymn sheet. The targets agreed, though somewhat tight on time, seem achievable and I am hoping there's nothing that I haven't noticed that can come back to bite me on the *ss later...

There is still a contentious issue between us, but I have run out of steam and can't see how to successfully further my cause at present. So overall I rate it a 70% successful event, and given that I always pickl on myself and run down my achievements it's probably a much bigger success than that.

Planning and preparation helped. Paperwork and structure for the meeting helped. Those are my tips for this week.

Appraisal

The date of my appraisal is rapidly approaching. This will be conducted by 'puh', so naturally this impending event is a source of considerable anxiety for me.

Things between 'puh' and myself have improved over the last few months, but I'm always waiting for the backslide, for the off guard moment when I get stung, for the cruelty dressed up and masquerading as being 'fair and reasonable'.

The mere fact of having to go to an appraisal with 'puh' seems to me somewhat unreasonable, given our history. I feel I've done what I can though; I've made sure all my paperwork is in place and that I have been pro-active in devising some suggestions for targets for myself and so forth. Meanwhile, I'm still jobhunting.