Craig Ferguson would laugh his ASS off if he knew he was my Life Coach on this.
I got my yearly review yesterday. Essentially it's scoring like, seven different areas on a scale of 1-5. (For a call center, would you expect anything else?) I got almost the same as I've gotten the past two years: 4 (exceeds expectations) in almost everything. However, last year, there was a lone 5. This year, that one was a 3 instead.
The reason? My mouth. As my morning counterpart says, it's a "filter" issue. Something funny pops in my head, it comes out of my mouth, irrespective of audience, appropriateness, or...another word that starts with A. And then, ohhh, the regret. (He didn't say I wasn't funny, though...) So that's what I need to work on. I'm sure the fact that the back half of the year was tough emotionally didn't help the situation, but I didn't bring that up in the review.
Nothing giant, job-threatening, etc, and I totally knew that was going to be the one bad thing, but it did affect my raise a bit. Supe even said he wanted to bump me up more, but couldn't justify it because of that. (And I believe it, because he still did bump me up more than what my review score alone would get me.) So I've been trying my best not to dwell, and usually almost succeeding!
I ate lunch in my car today, as I wanted to listen to my iPod. (No electronic toys in the building.) I ended up on Craig Ferguson's "Does This Need To Be Said?".
This part was like a revelation for me. (And he's wearing a bolo tie because he's doing a show in Nashville.):
For the videophobes, here's the part that was relevant:
Craig Ferguson's Three Conditions for Saying Stuff:
Does this need to be said?
Does this need to be said by me?
Does this need to be said by me right now?
Soooo I wrote that down and put it up in an inconspicuous spot in my cube. (Behind my calendar.) We'll see how it goes. I feel like I need to come up with a nonverbal signal for "That's what she said", though, because not permitting myself to say that when an apt situation arises will leave many days incomplete.
The reason? My mouth. As my morning counterpart says, it's a "filter" issue. Something funny pops in my head, it comes out of my mouth, irrespective of audience, appropriateness, or...another word that starts with A. And then, ohhh, the regret. (He didn't say I wasn't funny, though...) So that's what I need to work on. I'm sure the fact that the back half of the year was tough emotionally didn't help the situation, but I didn't bring that up in the review.
Nothing giant, job-threatening, etc, and I totally knew that was going to be the one bad thing, but it did affect my raise a bit. Supe even said he wanted to bump me up more, but couldn't justify it because of that. (And I believe it, because he still did bump me up more than what my review score alone would get me.) So I've been trying my best not to dwell, and usually almost succeeding!
I ate lunch in my car today, as I wanted to listen to my iPod. (No electronic toys in the building.) I ended up on Craig Ferguson's "Does This Need To Be Said?".
This part was like a revelation for me. (And he's wearing a bolo tie because he's doing a show in Nashville.):
Click to viewFor the videophobes, here's the part that was relevant:
Craig Ferguson's Three Conditions for Saying Stuff:
Does this need to be said?
Does this need to be said by me?
Does this need to be said by me right now?
Soooo I wrote that down and put it up in an inconspicuous spot in my cube. (Behind my calendar.) We'll see how it goes. I feel like I need to come up with a nonverbal signal for "That's what she said", though, because not permitting myself to say that when an apt situation arises will leave many days incomplete.