Good morning...
what are your plans for the weekend??
was planning to go ecp to cycle but now got pms cramps... not sure should still cycle.. what do you tink? i can feel AF going to come today or tomorrow liao.. aiiii...
faith, JC, poor thingy.. before the bonus allocation, how was your appraisal with your boss? when you have that appraisal, did you go into the meeting well prepared? usually, when i do appraisal with my boss, i'm well 'geared' up.. in my mind, i will have a list of achievements i did for that year, my strengths and weaknesses and the areas i want to develop for next year.. n i will usually ask my boss in his opinion, what are my achievements, strengths, weaknesses and areas that he had seen me improved.. and everything is documented down and he has to update the online appraisal website that the company has.. before bonus are announced, we will usually be informed by boss what's the % we can expect and why this %.. bonus of course is not within our control.. but the appraisal that is being documented and submit to hr, we can influence our boss..
faith, if i'm in your position, i will question my direct boss on no bonus... but you have to do it from a 'humble' perspective, asking he/her what has resulted in no bonus for you, what are the areas you should improve on, etc.. don't make it to confrontational, more of like get feedback session. as long as you are a boss or managing someone, it is expected that you will get tons of questions from your staff. but it is their mannerism, tone that set the boss in a helping mode or defensive mode. but demanding an explanation does not equal to they will revise your bonus.. but this is a way to 'give' your boss a hard time and to tell him/her, you are no pushover... it will also tell your boss to better think of new ways to compensate and motivate you...
there was once my annual increment were below my expectations in my previous co.. my boss knows i'm upset.. after i'm more calm, he called me into his office to chat.. i outright told him i'm disappointed.. he said i know, but instead, i already gave you the best biggest bonus that no one in this co ever gets. but i told him, bonus is only 1 time off payment.. but increment is monthly. he noted that.. 6 months later, our co were having market adjustment of our pay for selected people.. i was one of them.. coz i told my boss about how unhappy i am with the increment.. he took note and find ways to increase my pay... if i had kept mum about my unhappiness, i would not have that pay increment already..
the common problem in most workplaces for women especially is they always keep quiet and suffer in silence.. must learn to work the smart way.. u do your job well and it must be well 'publicize' to the right people on your achievements..
the appraisal is not just your boss aprraise you, it is also you appraise your boss, the company, your work load, your career progression...
sparklebee, xiao xiao qi... dont get so pek chek.. must be in happy mode to have happy bb..
claire, must be tough to do all these injections. hang in there k.. try to find stuff to do to destress or eat something that will make your happy...
