Asking your boss about your performance
I don't know if you've gone to your supervisors, probably just around review time, or whatever, and you asked them, "So, how do you think I'm doing, are you satisfied with my work?" I would have an boss actually lie to my face, and tell me that I was doing fine, then a month later, the fire me due to poor work performance?? Anyone ever had this happen? Unfortuantely, you can't call them on it on a right to work state, because you can't use the , "Well, you told me I was doing good peformance-wise, so you have NO RIGHT to fire me" I wish you could go to some authority that could tell my supervisor. "Well, you gave him a good review, and told him he was doing well, sorry, but you change your mind like that". lol But seriously, anyone ever have a boss lie to you about your performance? Yes, this happened to me. I do not trust HR. In my case the employer really screwed-up. I worked on a personal service contract. I was on my third three year contract. Four months before I was fired (not technically), my contract was exteneded by three years, with automatic raises, over one year before it had to be renegotiated. They could not explain this as I was the only one of hundreds of employees they did this for. They were afraid I would leave I guess. As it turned out, my boss, who was supposed to be a friend, found someone better than I was at what I do, and wanted to replace me. I also got caught up in a screw-up that he caused. So, I hired an attorney and they settled and agreed to my reasonable demands. When it comes to reviews, always get copies of your records. You never know what might happen. The moral of the story, you may think you have friends at work, including your boss, but you don' t. Make copies of all your personel records. Email that are supportive of what you have done should be copied to your personal email account (just in case). Yeah, its amazing how they remain incognito about things when they intend on firing you. I think you were able to "settle" because it was contract work. If you're a regular "Joe Worker" you're screwed. Florida is a Right-to-work state, and they can fire you regardless of what they said on your review (keeping copies would be pointless, even though I do have copies). I'm of the belief that when asking a boss about performance, you are as, if not more, likely to be manipulated than given honest, helpful insight. I really, really hope I'm wrong. Bosses always lie. It' s not all about your performance. Personality conflicts and a changed attitude are also reasons for people to get fired. An employee should be asking their boss every so often how they are doing, not just right before their review. Asking for and giving feedback is important. You should have a good idea of the kind of work you are doing yourself. If you work in accounting, all of your reconcillations should match, and all you numbers should be right, and able to prove the totals just like a regular math problem. However, if you know your work is shoddy, and nothing matches up, then you should know yourself the work is wrong, and the boss man will know you can' t do the job and fire you. I know I was doing well, I'm just wondering if she felt the same.....there's ALWAYS difference of opinion on that dept, and it's not uncommon. | |
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