YoungHeart1980!

I hope everyone is doing okay. I have not written my experience with performance reviews in my industry. In my opinion, these are of no use. It keeps a record of something that you show up despite you work or not. It serves no purpose because year after year my form is marked as “exceeds expectations” just to receive the same merit raise as the person that just got by.

The worse part of it is that you have to leave room for improvement and should be reasonable and measurable. I often have to make something up. I will not promote or make more money unless I leave and go elsewhere and not relying on a review.

I completed a probationary period in August 2024 after a 6-month stint. There were no instructions provided to me, no direction or advice, training or manual, no background information. I was given a stack of emails, and the rest was on me.

I implemented a structure for myself to track all tasks, traveled for regulation updates, worked long hours with no feedback for 6 months. I completed 3 years of delayed work in 6 months, saved the department hundreds of thousands of budget dollars. It resulted in what was I going to improve or set goals for the next year in return for a 2% raise equivalent to $1,500 after I stood up for myself and asked for one otherwise, I wouldn’t have received anything. After taxes, insurance, etc. I’ll probably only see $40 to my paycheck.

I only ignore them; there’s no point to them. They want you to perform as a famous star and they only pay you as a backup dancer. All the Best!