I just did my appraisal form. I had to be inventive enough to repaint my mediocrity to instigate an image of competence. Every 6 months,employees of various organisations go through the same ordeal of lying to themselves that they did something substantial, they believe it so hard that they fight tooth and nail for it to be recognised as true. The fact of the matter is the 90% of the time it’s the suck ups who get the cake. The guy who comes in before the boss and leaves after him, the guy who finds the all boss’s jokes to be the best that he has ever heard, the guy who is from his own town, the guy who developed a cigarette addiction just because his boss had one. You know that guy; he’s the asshole who stole your ideas.
For me, the whole process is a bit amusing, as the day comes nearer, I see people scrambling with wild ideas to increase productivity,the worst I have heard was a training for “better googling” with ppts by a guy whose aptitude on Googling, was quite suspect. Sure, he can search out porn for you (that’s basic computer literacy), but nothing else.
The worst part is, people buy this, especially your manager. I often wonder if I am specially equipped to see through crap like this. People aren’t idiots, actually they are. I wonder how people, the least able (can’t see through crap) go up in life while people who can, are marooned on an island of ‘bad attitude’.
The sooner we realise the futility of appraisals and the effectiveness of sucking up, the sooner hikes and promotions will come your way. So, go ahead, be that asshole
For me, the whole process is a bit amusing, as the day comes nearer, I see people scrambling with wild ideas to increase productivity,the worst I have heard was a training for “better googling” with ppts by a guy whose aptitude on Googling, was quite suspect. Sure, he can search out porn for you (that’s basic computer literacy), but nothing else.
The worst part is, people buy this, especially your manager. I often wonder if I am specially equipped to see through crap like this. People aren’t idiots, actually they are. I wonder how people, the least able (can’t see through crap) go up in life while people who can, are marooned on an island of ‘bad attitude’.
The sooner we realise the futility of appraisals and the effectiveness of sucking up, the sooner hikes and promotions will come your way. So, go ahead, be that asshole
Bad and worse may come, may you stay forever young.
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