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Aug. 27th, 2010 08:37 amSo gov workers - here is a way to cheat...uh save effort, and manipulate the performance appraisal process without being blatantly unethical.
Pay for performance systems:
Turn in an accomplishment report. For any rating other than "meets" the supervisor is required to submit justifying text to support a higher rating. Make the thing SIMPLE.
1. Title with time period (duh)
2. List each performance element, and give a half-sentence summary of what "exceeds" looks like or how such is measured for each element ("85% win rate" or "Responses issued within 2 days)."
3. Give a summary of your amazing success under each element.
4. KSA the thing. What?! you ask, Don't I only do KSAs when I am looking for a job? Why no, no you dumb schmuck. This is the gummint, and whenever some douche tries to make a "new" system every other douche jumps in to implement the new system and take credit for it. For this reason, the "justify your existence" craze of creating and manipulating performance measures which actually erode the base of the organization while allegedly meeting the numbers has hit performance full force. Short version: do 1-3 KSAs for each element:
> Situation: describe the situation/problem you encountered
> Action: throw in your action verbs and make like you did everything on an island, but not stretching teams too far with your language if you didn't do things completely on your own.
> Result: NUMBERS. Measure your result in numbers. If you don't have them, then note awards, emails (dates) thanking you, presentations (which should have meaningless feedback scores), or any other way you can document positive feedback.
I've been doing mine as our rating period is about to end and I've got some awesome decisions in lately. I only recently realized that my accomplishment report has morphed into a KSA listing, so like a douche presidential candidate no matter what question is asked to me in an interview, KSA on job app, or this silly accomplishment report - I have a pre-prepared answer ready to cut & paste into the blank.
My boss' job of rubber stamping my outstanding? EZ with cut & paste.
My application to job KSAs or essay questions? EZ with cut & paste
My interview responses in person? EZ with quote my own shit. Also, it looks cool to bring in an interview folder with tabs for resume, performance rating, SF-50, other useful crap such as this list of stupid events in case I need reminders of which fit the question posted.
Lastfm - I need to check this out later, like pandora i hear but with less commercials and more variety. My wonderful experience is curbed somewhat by the fact the playlist I'm stuck on is only about 20 songs long. Right now they're playing lastfm in the coffee place starting on ... uh that Brazillian 60s hippiefest band whose name I forget.
Ah, google reminds me it's "Os Mutantes"
Pay for performance systems:
Turn in an accomplishment report. For any rating other than "meets" the supervisor is required to submit justifying text to support a higher rating. Make the thing SIMPLE.
1. Title with time period (duh)
2. List each performance element, and give a half-sentence summary of what "exceeds" looks like or how such is measured for each element ("85% win rate" or "Responses issued within 2 days)."
3. Give a summary of your amazing success under each element.
4. KSA the thing. What?! you ask, Don't I only do KSAs when I am looking for a job? Why no, no you dumb schmuck. This is the gummint, and whenever some douche tries to make a "new" system every other douche jumps in to implement the new system and take credit for it. For this reason, the "justify your existence" craze of creating and manipulating performance measures which actually erode the base of the organization while allegedly meeting the numbers has hit performance full force. Short version: do 1-3 KSAs for each element:
> Situation: describe the situation/problem you encountered
> Action: throw in your action verbs and make like you did everything on an island, but not stretching teams too far with your language if you didn't do things completely on your own.
> Result: NUMBERS. Measure your result in numbers. If you don't have them, then note awards, emails (dates) thanking you, presentations (which should have meaningless feedback scores), or any other way you can document positive feedback.
I've been doing mine as our rating period is about to end and I've got some awesome decisions in lately. I only recently realized that my accomplishment report has morphed into a KSA listing, so like a douche presidential candidate no matter what question is asked to me in an interview, KSA on job app, or this silly accomplishment report - I have a pre-prepared answer ready to cut & paste into the blank.
My boss' job of rubber stamping my outstanding? EZ with cut & paste.
My application to job KSAs or essay questions? EZ with cut & paste
My interview responses in person? EZ with quote my own shit. Also, it looks cool to bring in an interview folder with tabs for resume, performance rating, SF-50, other useful crap such as this list of stupid events in case I need reminders of which fit the question posted.
Lastfm - I need to check this out later, like pandora i hear but with less commercials and more variety. My wonderful experience is curbed somewhat by the fact the playlist I'm stuck on is only about 20 songs long. Right now they're playing lastfm in the coffee place starting on ... uh that Brazillian 60s hippiefest band whose name I forget.
Ah, google reminds me it's "Os Mutantes"
