I’ve never been nervous about a review before but this year I really am. Afraid to be marked below for some made up thing no one has ever mentioned before. How is that right to mark a person below when the manager has not said anything all year? I’ve always had good reviews and feel I’ve really been doing a good job but this place has eroded my confidence. Review is Monday, don’t know if first day of week is good or bad. It’s wrong for any of us to be apprehensive over this. Oh well, best wishes to everyone.
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Hi @j3, OP here. Meets. I hope the same or better for everyone.
So OP, how did your review go?
Are you meets or meats?
Holding out and hoping for severance is no longer ideal. Not when they are finding reasons to mark you below expectations just to terminate you which is the current reality. People are being tagged for not doing OT thats not mandatory just so they dont have to pay. This is how low they have become. You want to hit them where it hurts? Leave and dont give notice. Let them scramble and see exactly what theyre losing. When nobody is left who actually knows the work, it’ll all crumble right in their face. I cant wait for that day to be honest and i hope its soon
I was there and was impacted in May. It can with absolutely no notice . Was I shattered? You bet. But it took me about 3 days to get over it. Spiritual practices, a calm mindset all helped. Started looking for a job and today I have a better one (same salary) but I’m a far better set up. Super happy on the whole. Please do not panic. Acknowledge the anxiety but don’t let it take hold of you.
Even if Im in the "safe" group this time I still don't trust it. If not me today, it's likely me tomorrow. Overall goal for all of us needs to be a new gig.
@OP I could have written your post myself. Anxiety has been off the charts as I’m likely to be shoved into category 4, not for lack of working hard, but because I’m seen as “least needed.”
Was discussing this at a dinner party last week and someone asked me why I’d stay at a company that forces ratings like this. That hit me hard.
This isn’t just unfair, it’s toxic. Time to leave.
Advice…
Put your faith in God and good.
BNY plays for the other bad and ugly team.
And don’t be afraid…its what they want.
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
Worst case- you leave this latrine anyway.