Its that time of year again. The time when employees everywhere are forced to justify their existence to management, and talk about all the great things they have done for the company. So, in honor of the occasion (and since I’m still recovering from my whirlwind few weeks of travel), I want to point you to this commentary on performance reviews. Even after all these years (it was first published in 1993), the accuracy of the commentary still hits home.
So, here’s to another day spent filling out useless forms and identifying “accomplishments” suitable for presenting my work in the appropriate context to upper management, and for everyone else going through the same charade, good luck.