Annual review
Okay, I had my annual review today. The good news is that I have a bonus to look forward to. The bad news is that my raise was kind of pathetic. I know I'm lucky to be working these days, but...let's just say that I'm FINALLY making more than what I was making in 2007, when I left Radiology Shack.
There were also things about it that bugged me. One of the criticisms was basically that I don't interact and socialize enough with my co-workers. I know whcih manager said this, because she said the same thing last time.
On one level, I understand the importance of this. But there's also part of me that thinks that this is an inappropriate criticism, a personal judgement...especially since the review also acknowledges that I'm always polite, both to co-workers and customers, and that I'm a team player. Not only that, but I thought I'd actually been making the effort to talk to people and get to know people since then. There's definitely a snarky part of me that says, what she's asking for isn't easy since they've twice sent me to work from home for long stretches of time, and are known to do so for week-long to month-long stretches of time anytime the temperature appraoches freezing.
So yeah. I feel like this is all kind of bullshit. I'm going to start looking around for other opportunities
There were also things about it that bugged me. One of the criticisms was basically that I don't interact and socialize enough with my co-workers. I know whcih manager said this, because she said the same thing last time.
On one level, I understand the importance of this. But there's also part of me that thinks that this is an inappropriate criticism, a personal judgement...especially since the review also acknowledges that I'm always polite, both to co-workers and customers, and that I'm a team player. Not only that, but I thought I'd actually been making the effort to talk to people and get to know people since then. There's definitely a snarky part of me that says, what she's asking for isn't easy since they've twice sent me to work from home for long stretches of time, and are known to do so for week-long to month-long stretches of time anytime the temperature appraoches freezing.
So yeah. I feel like this is all kind of bullshit. I'm going to start looking around for other opportunities