Vague disatisfaction

Sep 04, 2007 08:15

I have my appraisal today ( Read more... )

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renniek September 4 2007, 08:47:25 UTC
Good luck with it.

I've got literature report meeting today - where I sit down with my supervisors and advisor and discuss my progress and what I've fcuked up on. I'm glad they do this kind of stuff - I've been wanting a more structured type of work with more feedback for ages - but also nervous.

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mistressp September 4 2007, 11:20:21 UTC
Yep - you want feedback, right up until the point it's offered. It's at that time that I always decide that, actually, I'd be fine just pootling along :)

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renniek September 4 2007, 13:18:43 UTC
Mine went OK - a somewhat nerve-wracking 2 hours of a mixture of feedback and getting questioned about various aspects of the science, but a lot of useful suggestions and comments, and no resubmission needed.

How about you?

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mistressp September 4 2007, 15:56:20 UTC
I'm still the SP5, which is smack in the middle - and thus good. However we had a very interesting conversation about me spending too much time "in my comfort zone" and posing ways to get a challenge. He suggested moving department. Gulp!

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Bangkok smileymeerkat September 4 2007, 09:33:25 UTC
I'm sorry but - one that ISNT Bangkok ??????

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Re: Bangkok mistressp September 4 2007, 11:21:03 UTC
Three months on my own in a foreign country doesn't appeal. I'm too much of a home-body to fancy 3 months without the hubby.

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Re: Bangkok anne_l_davies September 4 2007, 16:59:08 UTC
And can I just say that Bangkok is unpleasantly humid - and that was in the air-condidtioned airport.

And we'd miss you, obviously.

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phil_girl September 4 2007, 18:20:39 UTC
I get appraisals every 3 months for my first year. Next year I have to appraise my staff. me thinks it won't be popular!

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mistressp September 5 2007, 07:14:08 UTC
I'm an appraiser as well, for our third years - and I get really good feedback from them that they think the process works. I stick to the following:

What have you done in the last period?
Good points/bad points from their viewpoint
Our feedback
Current plans for the next period and long term goals
What needs to change to make them happier and how do we get it done?

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