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[darchildre]

Today, I had to write my self-appraisal for work.

I have complained about having to do this in the past - I hate doing it, it makes me incredibly anxious, it mostly feels like nonsense busywork - but this year, my god. I should not have to write a damn thing other than "This past year was 2020 and I did my goddamned best." No one should have to write anything else on any kind of work appraisal for this past year. Did I accomplish any of my professional goals for 2020? OF COURSE I FUCKING DIDN'T. But also I didn't die and I kept coming to work at a job that is a germ factory when there isn't a global pandemic and that should by god be enough.

Comments

[james]

You could very snarkily say things that sound very business-speak positive, like "I maintained an excellent attendance record" and just let the person reading fill in the blanks.

"I responded diligently to state and local mandates which made our jobs more challenging." (I wore a mask and washed my goddamn hands.)

[sfred]

Ugh.

[silveradept]

I agree. All appraisals should consist of "survived 2020" and that should be sufficient. Any other things you might have done on top of that is bonus awesome.

[willidan]

I'm so grateful that hasn't come up here. Yet. But I will definitely steal that from you.

[frenchroast]

THIS SO MUCH.

Everyone should get a pass on evaluations last year, period.

(And it is goddamned busy work. The only thing it's any good for is merit raises, and LOLing forever at the idea of us ever having money in the budget for *that*)