Hi,
This is a fun one. I was a Software Line Manager for 5 years, and the truth is that I didn't know what these things meant either :^)
What you should do depends... I guess the most important thing to decide is what do you want to get out of the review. The real point of these meetings is to ensure that you and your boss set aside at least 15 minutes a year to talk about you.
The main thing I remember from all that Management training I did, was that if there was a major disconnect between you and a member of staff at the performance review, then there is something wrong. Assuming that you talk to your boss and your boss talks to you, then you should know what he thinks about you. He should also have a good idea of what you want from the job moving forward.
If you're reading this and you are thinking "I don't know what my boss thinks of me" or "I don't know where I want to be in a years time", then the only thing I can suggest is that you go out and buy yourself one of those self help books. You know the type: "Learn How to Manage your Boss in 14 days".
There is a code to the questions in these forms only known to HR personnel. I know a bit, but my real advice would be to start talking to your boss informally. At the coffee machine, or during the working day. Start now. Even asking him if you can have a word, is better than leaving everything to the review. You could even send an e-mail in preparation highlighting the things you would like to discuss. As for the meeting itself, ignore the coded questions and write down what you want, where you want to go, what skills you feel you need, opportunities you see to gain them and possible training. Ignore the form if you want and come in with your own agenda and points on a bit of paper.
Bosses really like employees who know what they want. It makes their lives easier. After all they need to write something on the form too, and if you don't tell them what to write then they'll have to make something up themselves.
Inevitably, at some point your boss will insist on filling out the "HR form". get him to help you in the meeting. Translating what you've discussed into HR speak.
I hope this helps.
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Please help! I have NO idea what to do with this!
by Elsewhere inat work we are supposed to setup "goals" for a "performance review" later in the year.
i *hate* things like this because i don't understand what i'm supposed to put in the document.
it is far too subjective with no defined requirements that i can wrap my brain around.
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Eve's story
by Ellie inafter three weeks in the garden of eden, god came to visit eve.
" inquired god.
"it is all so beautiful, god," she replied.
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Great story. That rib stuff never made sense to me either. I've come across the odd tit in my time, but I've never met a women who looks anything like a rib :^).
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Does the King Kong movie have racist overtones?
by enlightenedcynic inhey everybody,.
was having a discussion with a co-worker about the new kk movie.
he asked if i saw it already.
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Hi Crumpet,
You sound really comfortable "in your skin", pardon the pun :^) I tend to agree, there is probably nothing inherently racists about the KK movie or the books you enjoyed as a child. Yet when the issue of race is raised people become very defensive.
Racism is clearly a reality yet it is almost as if the subject is taboo. Why is that? I'm black and some black people do adopt the victim role and see racists lurking in every corner. What is more interesting to me however is the reaction of white people to the subject of race. You can't generalise but invariably the reaction is to go into a state of denial - almost as if racism doesn't exist.
On this forum we've heard all sorts of explanations why racism isn't a problem in Hollywood "these days". Yet none of us are in a position to judge the inner thoughts and motives of others.
As a white person, why do you think it is that some one like you are so clearly comfortable with the subject of race and others aren't? Do you agree with my analysis and can you shed some light?
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Does the King Kong movie have racist overtones?
by enlightenedcynic inhey everybody,.
was having a discussion with a co-worker about the new kk movie.
he asked if i saw it already.
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Hi Hampsterbait, You're very forthright with your facts. Personally I tend to agree with this guy: "I'm half latin. Saw no racist tones in the movie. It's a freaking remake. Enough said." Quite eloquently put I think. Interesting though the reaction you get when you mention race and racism. You go to great lengths to try and prove that race is not an issue, but I think that your post proves just the opposite. Race is a very big issue, more so for whites then for blacks I think. And they use to say that black people have got a chip on their shoulder :^) Think about it!
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Does the King Kong movie have racist overtones?
by enlightenedcynic inhey everybody,.
was having a discussion with a co-worker about the new kk movie.
he asked if i saw it already.
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I think tat sums it up!
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Does the King Kong movie have racist overtones?
by enlightenedcynic inhey everybody,.
was having a discussion with a co-worker about the new kk movie.
he asked if i saw it already.
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Wow the discussion is really getting heated!! I think the trap that both Spectrum and Abaddon are falling into is to confuse the label with the thing. The label "racist" is a very powerful one. Labelling everyone from Hitler to the average Hollywood producer as the same thing is meaningless. General labels like black, white and racists encompass such a broad spectrum as to be meaningless. We all generalise, but as shown here over generalisation tends to create more heat then light. I still hold to my previous point: "The truth is racism is endemic in the Anglo Saxon protestant tradition, and to argue otherwise is just plain silly." So if certian attitudes are endemic in a culture then they are bound to show up in movies, literature, music etc. Does this mean all Hollywood producers are racist? Clearly no. Does it mean that there are some racists overtones in Hollywood? - Well obviously. The issue is degree. "400 years justifying the enslavement and exploitation of others and assuming supremacy based on something as flimsy as skin pigmentation,.. " It would be silly to assume that such an historical legacy would not have an impact on attitudes today, even if that impact is subtle and subliminal. The real issue then is what to do about it. Personally I prefer to ignore it. After all I can make movies too and write books. There are enough like-minded people out there to move the cultural centre of gravity in my favour. It may take time, but things are clearly moving in the right direction. Now you two kiss and make up :^)
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Does the King Kong movie have racist overtones?
by enlightenedcynic inhey everybody,.
was having a discussion with a co-worker about the new kk movie.
he asked if i saw it already.
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Hi All, It is very easy to get heated over such discussions. I my self speaking as a black person take possible depictions of racist attitudes with a light touch. If I had spent the last 400 years justifying the enslavement and exploitation of others and assuming supremacy based on something as flimsy as skin pigmentation, hell I'd probably be inherently racist too :^). The truth is racism is endemic in the Anglo Saxon protestant tradition, and to argue otherwise is just plain silly. The question then is what to do about it. Well as a black person, I feel that my primary responsibility is not to internalise it. I owe it to myself not to see racists hiding behind every corner (or every 2 tonne Gorilla). At the end of the day it is not for me to determine the internal thought processes of others. The KK film producers could be racists or they could be folk who thought it was a good idea to make a movie about a 2 tonne Gorilla, who knows (and who cares). Hey, I may even go and watch the movie myself if it turns out to be good entertainment. I have no problem with race other than my people have learned the hard way to be wary of other groups who may have a problem with our race. I see Racism as the white mans problem. It has taken him 400 years to get himself to this place, and it could take him another 400 years to get himself out. The strength of response to this post is testimony to how sensitive the issue of race still is. In the meanwhile I and many others of colour will continue to live on this planet as first class citizens, despite the prejudices and phobias of others. Have white people gotten over themselves yet? I don't know, and quite frankly I don't care. Peace.
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Describe A Watctower Infiltrator In A Kingdom Hall
by minimus ini believe that a number of witnesses are leadind double lives.
they go to meetings.
they might even be elders and ministerial servants.
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I'm not an ex-JW. But my friend is. He pointed me to this site because of my interest in spirituality. Listening to the posts it is as though you all feel the need to take back control. Become empowered, and say what was once unmentionable. I've seen this need in my friend too. Unfortunately IMO he is still very constrained. For him the controls are no longer external, but have become internalised. Have I hit the nail on the head? What is it about (ex)JWs that creates this need to become free?
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Describe A Watctower Infiltrator In A Kingdom Hall
by minimus ini believe that a number of witnesses are leadind double lives.
they go to meetings.
they might even be elders and ministerial servants.
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Why did you keep going?
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Describe A Watctower Infiltrator In A Kingdom Hall
by minimus ini believe that a number of witnesses are leadind double lives.
they go to meetings.
they might even be elders and ministerial servants.
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I would reverse the question. Why should people with genuine doubts feel the need to hide them from their peers? Why should the price of "fellowship" be blind and unquestioned faith? Anyone who chooses to believe something blindly just to belong, is a long way away from what I would consider to be enlightened. What ever happened to open discussion and debate? That's the problem with "absolute" truths, they kill inteligent discussion and honest decent absolutely. I consider myself spiritual, but I'm pretty sure that my understanding of what that means is very different from yours. If you choose to keep and open mind we can discuss our differing views, and I'm sure that we would both gain. I for one do not feel the need to abandon my intellect inorder to explore my spirituality.