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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Cringe

I’ve put it off as long as possible, but now I must face the inevitable. I grit my teeth, brace myself, and plunge in. I know I will face rocky seas, disgruntled people, awkward conversations, and lots of uncomfortable moments. I know I will have to say some fairly harsh things, and probably hear a few harsh responses. I will try to be gentle, but I have to balance that out with cold, hard honesty.

It’s performance appraisal time.

This is the moment of every year that I would prefer not to be a manager.

2 comments:

Linda said...

That's gotta be tough.

Liz said...

I've never had the pleasure (?) of being on either end of one of those but I've heard plenty of stories. I feel for you!