It’s that time again – time for annual reviews at work. My
current boss asks us to fill out a self-evaluation in preparation for this
torture, which is at least an improvement over my former boss, who never gave
me a chance to say anything on my own behalf. However, I got a little
discouraged looking at last year’s form and realizing I didn’t have a lot to
say for myself this year. We are judged on things I am very bad at, like
organizational skills, interpersonal communication, and initiative. How many
ways can I think of to say the same thing in a diplomatic way: “I suck at this
particular skill, and I know it, but I’m trying to improve”? Last year I went
to a workshop on communication skills, but this year I can’t say anything better
than “I’m trying.” And who ever heard of a workshop on improving initiative? If
you know of one, let me know, and I’ll put it in my self-improvement plan.
Famous Hat
1 comment:
From Luxuli: why do you have difficulty w communication at work, but not in ordinary life or when writing your blog ?
The simple answer: Work communication is so much more complicated than freeflowing conversation. And the blog is written - my communication issues are oral.
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