Saturday, April 19, 2008

Your Office Coach: Reprimand calls for intense focus on goal

Q. On her recent performance review, my sister was rated "below expectations." Her boss said she took too long to complete a major project. However, this really wasn't her fault.

During that time, she had a lot of computer problems. Also, management changes created some confusion, and her co-workers weren't very cooperative. But she still got a bad review.

Now she's on three months' probation with a warning that her current project must be completed on time. It's not clear what will happen if she doesn't meet the deadline.

I don't think this is fair, because many things are out of her control. And the rules seem to be different for her. My sister tries hard, despite getting little cooperation from others. I feel that "below expectations" should be for people who goof off all day.



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