tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post5651538923704762341..comments2023-06-01T15:23:41.177+05:30Comments on Lost in Utopia: Appraisal FeverAarthihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067767942662197538noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-91314763618772810492009-01-30T15:33:00.000+05:302009-01-30T15:33:00.000+05:30@m.flowerrThanks :)@bit rocksHey that was really n...@m.flowerr<BR/>Thanks :)<BR/><BR/>@bit rocks<BR/>Hey that was really nice.. worth being the best one too.Aarthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067767942662197538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-34447020385597640582008-05-23T14:08:00.000+05:302008-05-23T14:08:00.000+05:30Seeing by ur appraisal fever...I just wanted to sh...Seeing by ur appraisal fever...I just wanted to share a story!<BR/><BR/><BR/>There was a contest in a company to write a fictional story for 500 words max which would start with the line "On a dark and foggy night, a small figure lay huddled on the railway tracks leading to the Bangalore station" <BR/><BR/>This is what one professional wrote for the contest....... surprisingly, it was adjudged the best short story ;;)) <BR/><BR/>On a dark and foggy night, a small figure lay huddled on the railway tracks leading to the Bangalore station. At once I was held back to see someone in that position during midnight with no one around. With curiosity taking the front seat, I went near the body and tried to investigate it. There was blood all over the body which was lying face down. It seemed that a ruthless blow by the last train could have caused the end of this body which seemed to be that of a guy of around my age. Amidst the gory blood flow, I could see a folded white envelope which was fluttering in the midnight wind. Carefully I took the blood stained envelope and was surprised to see the phrase "appraisal letter" on it. With curiosity rising every moment, I wasted no time in opening the envelope to see if I can find some details about the dead guy. The tag around the body's neck and the jazzy appraisal cover gave me the hint that he might be a software engineer. I opened the envelope to find a shining paper on which the appraisal details where typed in flying colors. Thunders broke into my ears and lightening struck my heart when I saw the appraisal amount of the dead guy!!!!! My God, it was not even, as much as the cost of the letter on which the appraisal details were printed.... My heart poured out for the guy and huge calls were heard inside my mind saying "no wonder, this guy died such a miserable death"... As a fellow worker in the same industry, I thought I should mourn for him for the sake of respect and stood there with a heavy heart thinking of the shock that he would have experienced when his manager had placed the appraisal letter in his hand. I am sure his heart would have stopped and eyes would have gone blank for few seconds looking at the near to nothing increment in his salary. <BR/><BR/> While I mourned for him, for a second my hands froze to see the employee's name in the appraisal letter... hey, what a strange co-incidence, this guy's name is same as mine, including the initials. This was interesting. With some mental strength, I turned the body upside down and found myself fainted for a second. The guy not only had my name, but also looked exactly like me. Same looks, same built, same name.... it was me who was dead there!!!!!!!! While I was lost in that shock, I felt someone patting on my shoulders. My heart stopped completely, I could not breathe and sprung in fear to see who was behind......... splash!!! Went the glass of water on my laptop screen as I came out of my wild dream to see my manager standing behind my chair patting on my shoulder saying, "wake up man? Come to meeting room number two. I have your appraisal letter readyBit Rocks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10764070264749233397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-72915725691476966992008-05-21T15:07:00.000+05:302008-05-21T15:07:00.000+05:30hmmm........nice posthmmm........nice postm.flowerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459332215781780266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-28124801016371421982008-05-12T10:00:00.000+05:302008-05-12T10:00:00.000+05:30@jollyroger:) I appreciate ur HR friend...atleast ...@jollyroger<BR/>:) I appreciate ur HR friend...atleast he says the truth..:)Aarthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067767942662197538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-73217975662633329132008-05-11T09:26:00.000+05:302008-05-11T09:26:00.000+05:30My HR friend said that Appraisals are just an excu...My HR friend said that Appraisals are just an excuse to decide how much bonus one is eligible for. It has no relevance to one's work.Vadapochehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223514549614553226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-7931131029877063832008-05-08T16:37:00.000+05:302008-05-08T16:37:00.000+05:30@vasuI can feel the heat too..:)@sudhakarWill chk ...@vasu<BR/>I can feel the heat too..:)<BR/><BR/>@sudhakar<BR/>Will chk out soon n let u know...:)<BR/><BR/>@compassion unlimitted<BR/>hmmm yaaa...driving ....ya ...:)but only to nearby places....:(<BR/><BR/>@prats<BR/>Hey prats...You know what...I found them out even before my appraisal...ain't I smart??????<BR/><BR/>@cm-chap<BR/>Ya, good idea...but they say...it's not an achievement...but jus you have done your job well...:(<BR/><BR/>@xh<BR/>Think your experienece was not that bad...nice to hear...:)<BR/><BR/>@sandhya<BR/>not butterfly in stomach...a dragon or dinosaur<BR/><BR/>@jaggu<BR/>he..hee..:)<BR/><BR/>@kuttibalu<BR/>first, welcome back after a very long time..Happy to see you here...:)<BR/><BR/>Good that they are like "Ennada eppadi ball a potalum adikiran"...but here it's the other way round...It is not them but we think like tht...:(<BR/><BR/>@suma<BR/>Hope you enjoyed it...:)Aarthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067767942662197538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-12166953585628466062008-05-08T14:58:00.000+05:302008-05-08T14:58:00.000+05:30appraisal fever...apt title...:)appraisal fever...apt title...:)aMushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191649124291527517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-32131463407080428962008-05-07T09:57:00.000+05:302008-05-07T09:57:00.000+05:30Nice post.//[better than those kollywood/bollywood...Nice post.<BR/>//[better than those kollywood/bollywood/hollywood actors]// - lol, very true. I would end up seeing our shivajis and sowkarjanakis after the end of appraisals either cribbing or sobbing :D<BR/><BR/>To me the appraisal system followed in india is incorrect and it is like half baked were the main crux is lost. First the appraiser doesn't know on what basis he should appraise the appraise or the appraise doesn't know on what he is appraised of. It is only at the end of appraisal period we come to know the objective :( <BR/><BR/>Actually it is ulta in mycase, my manager is more worried during appraisals. <BR/>yennada yeppadi ball la potalum adichidarane nu ;) Hope you can understand this.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to my mentor, who helped me in understanding <A HREF="http://www.learnmarketing.net/smart.htm" REL="nofollow">SMART</A> which helped me a lot<BR/><BR/>Sorry lady.. was busy with work. I remember ur tag, would finish soon.Kuttibaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819575131371946059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-23484679153664416302008-05-06T19:04:00.000+05:302008-05-06T19:04:00.000+05:30These all are very usual in companies. THe funnies...These all are very usual in companies. THe funniest thing is. they will made us sign on a non-disclosure letter which restricts us to share our appraisal information with colleagues. But we do that only first after appraisal..:))Jagguhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545289005621893289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-59456325400171342502008-05-06T11:28:00.000+05:302008-05-06T11:28:00.000+05:30its something like butterfly in the stomach.... n ...its something like butterfly in the stomach.... n they will last till the results are announced.Sandhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789698032556673693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-24700720655004011322008-05-05T16:56:00.000+05:302008-05-05T16:56:00.000+05:30appraisal fever - very apt title.. itz hg expectat...appraisal fever - very apt title.. itz hg expectations till our name is called, adn then ka boom.. like the wind out of a balloon.. but i dont think the meetings r a waste of productivity.. had all this drama 2-3 weeks back... now no fever till next round...--xh--https://www.blogger.com/profile/12695674712856611416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-34088707540563339532008-05-05T10:07:00.000+05:302008-05-05T10:07:00.000+05:30Ha Ha.. I can picturise it very well. I hv seen si...Ha Ha.. I can picturise it very well. I hv seen similar ones.<BR/><BR/>The best way to handle appraisal is u shd be a bigger culprit than ur manager. Some of things I do to tackle this appriasal:<BR/><BR/>Whenever u get any appreciation mail for ur achievement from any SO & SO save it separately<BR/>Before going to appraisal, print them (Back to back printing) - Why so? u can claim u always thot abt cost cutting :-)<BR/>Even if ur manager forgets ur achievements or purposefully evades it ur print out will put him in his place.cm chaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862815065356018786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-15020266830502959652008-05-04T17:50:00.000+05:302008-05-04T17:50:00.000+05:30Appraisals also lets you get to know your backbite...Appraisals also lets you get to know your backbiters better .....thats when the true colors seeps out and all the back stabbing happens...Pratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849938760602815322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-80477063957238895992008-05-04T16:42:00.000+05:302008-05-04T16:42:00.000+05:30Waste of productivity ..noooo....in fact its great...Waste of productivity ..noooo....in fact its great to know them,the bosses & what hypocrites they are..its good for the organisation that way &for those who are going thru this <BR/>lol PS r u driving the car now..!!<BR/>TC<BR/>CUCompassion Unlimittedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502484998131301949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-52724823225829978642008-05-04T14:33:00.000+05:302008-05-04T14:33:00.000+05:30Hi .I am creating a blog having a good post from e...Hi .I am creating a blog having a good post from each of the other blogs with a link to the blog.This you can consider just like blogrolling except with the addition of a post from the blog itself.(Better isn't it).The blog is related to articles and the id is <BR/>www.paperandapen.blogspot.com <BR/>Hope you would not mind me giving one post of yours.You can say No Also.Sudhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679546010001456769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311190543808154274.post-47478262606060554662008-05-04T12:21:00.000+05:302008-05-04T12:21:00.000+05:30Yup Aarthi, 'Appraisals' are a big eye-wash.Yup Aarthi, 'Appraisals' are a big eye-wash.Vasuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044504027093140265noreply@blogger.com