Meets or Exceeds

[morbidiqua]

I kind of hate those graders that only allow a person to ever get an A if they are super duper, but no one should expect to get an A. I hate a job where you are told you won't get a 5 out of 5... but expect to get a 3 where you just meet expectations. I HATE IT. It counteracts my personality and my way of reaching goals. It just defeats my reward system. If I don't get a 5 or a 100 I just don't go for the next level. And maybe the "meets" is a good score but it never allows a person to be comfortable enough to go onto the next "awesome" and maybe it is the video game lady in me... or some other gold star needing diva but it makes me give up if I get a 3 out of 5. I just start wondering why I am even in this place where I am being given 3 out of 5. I can't excel... and then what if I did... well I have hit the ceiling and there is no next level.

Also, "meets" is just a step above failure. It leaves no wiggle room because, otherwise, you're just plunging into failure. It's like living in a town with a volcano... MOVE... you're either fine or ON FIRE.

It makes people smile to be told they are doing great and it makes people work better when they smile... I think it's good business to give gold stars to employees. It makes me go "I'm going to do THAT again!" If I get an average score I kind of think all the things I do are "meh".

I am a unique flower. I am a bold iconoclast. I like my blue ribbon for being TOTALLY ADEQUATE *puffing out chest*... just like everyone else!