| Topic Name: |
Experienced Hires |
| Message Name: |
Seek feedback |
| Date Posted: |
02/01/2006 |
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I have talked to several other experienced hires to see how they are doing, and their experience is very similar to my own.
You get on a project doing it the way you have done it in the past in industry, thinking your doing a good job, then whammy! You get the PFF and it says you suck at 1-2-3.
Do you have to learn how they want things done the hard way (after the work is done), or can they tell you what forms, methodologies, and other intangible ways of doing things while on the job? I am a manager and some of these other managers, sr mgrs, ect have no idea what it takes to lead from the front. Maybe they are just too young and know no other way - I don't know. I know the PFF's do not rank you anymore, i.e. Sustained plus, etc, but how much do they account for when the laddering process begins?
Seems easier to go back to industry, get 20%, and enjoy work once more.
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| Message: |
I went a while without getting any feedback on the quality of my work and though my PFF wasn't bad, I didn't enjoy the mystery. It's important to solicit and give feedback. As a manager, you can do your part by setting the example. You can also work on your project to set up mechanisms to ensure that feedback becomes more frequent. When in doubt, ask. If your PFF says negative things, when you've asked and received feedback and then something crops up on your PFF that you think is unfair, then you have more to stand on when going over it. Often, your reviewer will go over it with you before submission and you can talk it over to have it changed.
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