I had a "Performance Review". Important, because it decided how much of a payrise we got. There were four levels: "Outstanding", "Satisfactory", "Needs Development", and "Unsatisfactory". In a year when I'd done a lot of extra hours, taken only ten days holiday, single-handedly brought in a large, high-profile job 20% under budget and two weeks early, and just generally performed my ARSE off, I was expecting at the very least "Satisfactory". So what was my scabby bastard boss's reason for putting "Needs Development"? The fact that I'd apparently not been on any training courses that year. So - let me get this straight. I've been asking to go on training courses all year, and been told that there isn't time and "it's not a business priority". And now, at the end of the year, that's MY fault?

Only slightly mitigated by the fact that everyone else in the department got the same shit excuse.
(SonofRojBlake, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 9:53, Reply)