Kind of coinciding with my 6-month anniversary at my current job, the annual review is fast approaching. I’m looking forward to it. I mean, it will give me a chance to air out some concerns that I’ve had about the job. Hey, if any of you are interested, drop me a message and I’ll fill you in if I haven’t already done so.
The thing is, I have to fill out this form which has some basic questions about my job performance. It’s not so much a rating thing as it is something to check on how I feel about goal achievements and such. One of the questions on the form asks about my goals for the past year and whether or not they’ve been met. I’ve stared at that question for at least a few minutes, but I’ve been drawing blanks. I mean, I have to ask myself: did I even set any goals? I didn’t even really apply for the job. When I landed it, it all happened in a big rush. Since then, I’ve kept my head down. My goal has been to do the work I’ve been assigned and just make it through to the end of the day. I haven’t had to think about the long term at all. And now, here I am, sort of wondering what my next moves should be.
In the end, I think I’m just going to fill that questionnaire out as I normally would: with the open honesty that I often tend towards. I might shoot myself in the foot if I say that I’m sort of finding my goals at the moment, but if it causes my manager to work with me to decide what an appropriate path would be, then everyone wins. And in the end, I think that’s the best result that can come from the review.
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