Original Blog Entry: What The Supervisor Is Really Saying: Employee Performance Evaluations

Harve$t Moon — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:19:19 GMT

Evaluation Comments... Some Of You Might Like To Know What The Supervisor Is Really Saying In All Those Glowing Employee Work Performance Evaluations S/he Keeps Cranking Out.

Comment: AVERAGE

Really Means: Not too bright.

Comment: EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED

Really Means: Has committed no major blunders to date.

Comment: ACTIVE SOCIALLY

Really Means: Drinks heavily.

Comment: QUICK THINKING

Really Means: Offers plausible excuses for errors.

Comment: INDIFFERENT TO INSTRUCTION

Really Means: Knows more than superiors.

Comment: STERN DISCIPLINARIAN

Really Means: A real jerk.

Comment: APPROACHES DIFFICULT PROBLEMS WITH LOGIC

Really Means: Finds someone else to do the job.

Comment: A KEEN ANALYST

Really Means: Thoroughly confused.

Comment: EXPRESSES SELF WELL

Really Means: Can string two sentences together.

Comment: DEMONSTRATES QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP

Really Means: Has a loud voice.

Comment: JUDGEMENT IS USUALLY SOUND

Really Means: Lucky.

Comment: KEEN SENSE OF HUMOR

Really Means: Knows lots of dirty jokes.

Comment: SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE

Really Means: Stupid.

Comment: ALERT TO COMPANY DEVELOPMENTS

Really Means: An office gossip.

Comment: ENJOYS JOB

Really Means: Needs more to do.

Comment: HAPPY

Really Means: Paid too much.

Comment: CONSULTS WITH SUPERVISOR OFTEN

Really Means: Pain in the ass.

Comment: USES TIME EFFECTIVELY

Really Means: Clock watcher.

Comment: USES RESOURCES WELL

Really Means: Delegates everything.

Comment: DESERVES PROMOTION

Really Means: Create new title to make him or her feel appreciated.

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