https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:24:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-eval-at-work#post-1324572 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:01:21 +0000 blackbird 1324572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have to do them every year. 3's are considered good here. I answer honestly and give justifications. I don't tend to give myself goals I cannot make, though. And the ones i can't make are due to things outside my control, and I explain them. I'm usually pretty spot on to what my manager gives me. I think it looks really inflated to give yourself the best score on almost everything, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-eval-at-work#post-1324566 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:00:08 +0000 Adira 1324566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always do our own self-evaluations and then our manager gets input from team members and then they come up with your final rating. But our scale is this:</p> <p>1 - Unsatisfactory Performance<br /> 2 - Inconsistent Performance<br /> 3 - Good Performance<br /> 4 - High Performance<br /> 5 - Exceptional Performance</p> <p>I usually give myself 4s and 5s on my main objectives and 3s on my standard objectives (completes training on time, enters labor accurately, blah blah blah).</p> <p>It's important to be honest, but also know that no one is going to speak up for you as much as you are. You need to be your own cheerleader in these cases and sing your own praises. If YOU don't believe you did great work, no one else will either. So it's important to really sell yourself, but don't exaggerate too much. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-eval-at-work#post-1324550 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 09:56:27 +0000 Alivoo01 1324550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: OMG!! I hate self evals too!!!</p> <p>We used to have the same rating scale as well. I gave myself a bunch of 3's because I didn't want to rate myself too high like I was a rockstar, but when I bumped my eval against my manager's, they gave me all 4's and 5's! So if I were you, I'd stick with 4's and 5's unless there's a particular area you feel like you need to work more on. </p> <p>Does this eval affect your salary (bonus or increase?), if so, even more reason to bump your rating up. There's plenty of people out there that rate themselves as rockstars, and if your company is like my old one, they dish out bonuses based on rating so the highest rated person gets a bigger portion vs a person that does average (aka scored mainly 3's, etc.). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-eval-at-work#post-1324517 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 09:48:10 +0000 Happygal 1324517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate those things. I did it once and it was so awkward. Yes, we had to justify our answers. My boss had a few different ratings than I did, and we had a chance to schedule a follow up meeting after thinking about it to further discuss. </p> <p>I guess I'd be more into it if it occurred on a regular basis (it came out of the blue and I don't believe they continued to do this), and things were then set in place to help you improve on weaknesses. But really we just filled out our eval, sat with the boss to discuss, then that was that. So no words of advice, but I have lots of empathy for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-eval-at-work#post-1324432 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 09:19:55 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1324432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have had this kind of rating system for years. Typically, i give myself 4s and 5s. When i was newer my manger may have given me a 3 and we would discuss what she felt i needed to do to earn a 4 of 5. As i improved and became more seasoned my self evils were right on target. Does your system allow you to justify your rating? Also, one thing to note my manager shared that in our company she wasn't allowed to give everyone a good rating of 4 or 5. She was required to spread the 2s and 3s. This tidbit of info also led me to believe some of my self evaluation ratings were correct, but her hands were tied. I find being honest about your strengths and weaknesses is refreshing in business. Companies function very well with 3s by the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-eval-at-work#post-1324419 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 09:10:18 +0000 Mamaof2 1324419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Manager has always did my eval at work but this year they are having everyone do a self-eval 1st and then the manager will agree or disagree with my thoughts,</p> <p>My problem is the rating system</p> <p>1- not at all<br /> 2 - sometimes<br /> 3- usually<br /> 4- most times<br /> 5 - always</p> <p>Obviously I need to be honest but I am afraid if I give myself a few 3's then my Manager will think I am not doing my job. I think I will have a mix of 3, 4, and 5's.</p> <p>Have you ever filled on out before? How did you grade yourself and what was the feedback from your boss? </p>