How should I do a self performance review. (employee, highest, average)

[jobseeker2013]

I have never done one. I plan on giving myself all 4 out of 5. I will list examples why I think so. Am I rating myself too high or too low. 5 means I am the perfect employee. 4 is above average and 3 is average. My boss can agree or disagree when she signs off

[MSchemist80]

These things are so stupid. The point of a review is to determine if the employer ie your boss is happy with your work not if you are happy with your work. That is like the doctor giving himself a customer satisfaction survey. Typical HR crap.

[Book Lover 21]

I just did mine yesterday. Blah blah blah. I hate them.


Also, I guarantee your manager doesn't like them any more than you do. There's always some idiot who rates himself a 5 when he is actually a 2 and the manager has to give him the bad news.

[BigDGeek]

My last boss didn't care what I put in mine.

New boss (same company) called me on the phone yesterday to tell me how to fill it out and what to write in the comments.

I felt like saying "Why don't you just fill it in yourself then?"

[Florida2014]

Lol, I love the comments above and am thankful a lot of other folks consider these as frivolous as I do. I'll bet I've said essentially the same thing every year for the past 20 years, just in a different way each time.

4/5
Strong member of team
Work well with others
Room to improve by learning more about the company

Blah blah freaking blah.

[Hemlock140]

Read the guidelines, and describe your performance in those terms. For example, if 5 is the highest and the guidelines say something like "consistently exceeds goals and expectations" then list examples of when you did that.

[tnff]

Depends on the culture where you are, but you probably have to describe yourself in glowing terms about how you saved the word, cured cancer, and ran a marathon all in time to have dinner on the table. Evaluating employees is a manager's job and pushing it off on the employee is one thing I can't stand. I never did it to any of my staff.

[noslrac]

I don't like doing the self assessment; I don't like having to do the reviews of my employees. That being said, I have asked a few employees to do the self assessment to see how they perceived their work (mainly because they had, in my view, a few "needs improvement" ratings. It gives me an opportunity for understanding. Even though they have ongoing feedback throughout the year, the annual reviews by me are required, and I feel I have to be honest on their reviews.