Appraisal Time.....

Its that time of the year again.... when ur made to beleive that what you think of yourself and your work matters.... that the company cares about your growth and your aspirations.... :) ya right.... the whole process of self appraisals is a farce.... at the end - u will get the rating ur manager has decided for you.... or worse - you may get an even lower rating if the company is not making enough profit....

And still - all of us invest so much time in filling out these self appraisal forms.... maybe its because we like to fool ourselves into beleiving that what we think matters.... and then u cant give up without trying can u? There is one upside to this excercise though - it lets us appreciate ourselves... well if the manager doesnt someone shud... right?

So I filled out my self appraisal form yesterday... and in typical s/w engineer style, it was a copy paste and edit of last year's form :) It was fun chosing just the right words to say im really good without sounding too snobish....Well i've done my bit... lets see what the manager has to say.... but hes gonna make me wait a good 2 months before the final verdict is given out.... :P i hate waiting....specially when its about how much of an increment im gonna get... :)

Increment / hike are happy words arn't they... although with each hike all that increases is my income tax - the take home doesnt really move up all that much.... they should make me the finance minister - atleast the salaried folks would love me :) if im earning x amount, is it really fair that i should have to give up 30% of X to the government? in effect - if i work for 30 days - i only get paid for about 20..... now how is that fair? we need sumone radical in the finance ministry... so how abt me... :) Mr. PM u listening?? :)