tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278845464908391168.post4199367944830344000..comments2023-12-28T11:44:31.932-05:00Comments on We all float down here: performance appraisal hellKYLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386201292445132711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278845464908391168.post-18444471857699644032015-12-22T20:16:43.878-05:002015-12-22T20:16:43.878-05:00Bruce,
My husband works for the state of West Vi...Bruce,<br /> <br />My husband works for the state of West Virginia so I’m well versed in what it means to have a government job – great benefits and low pay. Still I have to wonder how Arizona keeps anyone with no pay raises since the 1980s. Those must be some awesome benefits (or some very desperate employees). <br />KYLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386201292445132711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278845464908391168.post-52669589304481257462015-12-06T11:34:38.319-05:002015-12-06T11:34:38.319-05:00I read this with a certain amount of amusement and...I read this with a certain amount of amusement and bewilderment. My background has also included performance appraisals at my past jobs. Your piece shows that somethings are the same everywhere and yet somethings are totally different depending on where you work and where you live. <br /><br />I worked for almost 25 years in state government (Arizona). The various state agencies I worked in also were 'supposed' to have performance reviews, but they rarely happened. If they did, they tended to go like this...."you are one of the BEST workers here, Please don't quit!". Seriously, that is what they all came to down to. You see, in Arizona government, there were no promotions. If you got promoted, you did twice as much work for, maybe a 1% raise. So it was not something that you pursued. Most state workers primary goal was to find another job outside of government. <br /><br />Many government workers are there only for the benefits, usually for themselves and their families. If you wanted to 'earn money' you found a partner or a spouse that could make bigger bucks and you brought home the essentials (healthcare and utility payments). <br /><br />Arizona State Employees have NEVER received a cost of living raise and are still operating at the same pay scale that they had in the 1980s. <br /><br />So in essence, if we did have a performance review (because HR was screaming for them), it was usually along the lines of give me a good one or I walk. You don't pay me enough to take anymore bull shit. <br /><br />Hence, one of the many reasons I am enjoying no longer working in civil service. <br /><br />Good Luck........and GREAT JOB!!!Bruce Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com