Work: Today, I had an appraisal meeting with the Boss. She raved and...

By raynbowsend - 23/04/2009 05:22 - Malaysia

Today, I had an appraisal meeting with the Boss. She raved and gushed and told me what a great job I was doing. Then she said "Well done, Eric". Eric is not my name. She froze, opened a new file and told me my actual appraisal, which was the complete opposite of everything she had just said. FML

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Jimboom 11

Thursday 23 April 2009 12:11

Lol. Well not really a FML as appraisals are generally fair, unless you have done something to piss off the bosses. My suggestion would be to be more like Eric and work hard. Then you might get the recognition you feel you deserve.

Nadramia 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 12:16

well eric isnt doing THAT great of a job is she didnt even know how he looks like.....

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Jimboom 11

Thursday 23 April 2009 12:11

Nadramia 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 12:16

well eric isnt doing THAT great of a job is she didnt even know how he looks like.....

Philosophic 0

Wednesday 10 March 2010 23:08

...then again, who uses the name "Eric" nowadays? So 1990s.

EatUrGreens 20

Wednesday 24 June 2015 9:21

#43 Take a math class?

LetsPretend 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 12:17

I feel bad that she mistaked you as another person, but it's not really a FYL if you didn't work hard to earn that kind of praise from her. Maybe it's a sign to step up a bit on your job.

Dukedj 0

Thursday 23 April 2009 12:17

Ouch. I don't know but maybe you wouldn't worry about getting the wrong appraisal if you had actually worked hard. If you were expecting to be raved and gushed about then that sucks, but if you had no work motivation I would say you deserved it.