I've talked about how important it is for the job seeker and employee to learn all they can about job evaluations or performance reviews. But, unfortunately this still continues to be a weapon many employers are using unjustly to discriminate, demote or terminate.
If you are fired for poor job performance but your boss has inaccurate or inadequate records, courts can make mincemeat out of the company. Career seekers and employees here's a BIG TIP! Often times employers don't think job evaluations are something you can legally challenge them on!
Many court cases point to juries lowering the boom on businesses and organizations that;
Our employers should have specific well written, easy to understand guidelines for employee performance appraisal. Important personnel decisions made haphazardly invite all kinds of problems for you and the employer. When managers and supervisors have no established performance review standards, they will likely focus on the employee and not the employee's work ethic.
There are unfortunately, many ill trained and incompetent managers who evaluate on personal or subjective "likes" and "dislikes" of the employee being judged. This leads to discrimination and bias because all employees are not being evaluated equitably.
Don't Lose Your Job Because Of This!
Here are some things job seekers and employees can use to protect against unjust performance reviews.
Samuel Culbert, a professor of management at UCLA says, "It's time to put the performance review out of its misery. This corporate sham is one of the most insidious, most damaging, and yet ubiquitous of corporate activities." He further states, the performance review is "a pretentious, bogus practice that produces absolutely nothing that any thinking executive should call a corporate plus".
WOW! I couldn't agree more! Mr. Culbert has published a book called, Get Rid of The Performance Review! However, until that happens, career seekers and employees should continue to learn how to use performance reviews.
Yancey Thomas Jr. functions as a certified mediator in conflict resolution of employment and general civil issues. He is a mediator on the national panel through the Cornell University Alliance for Dispute Resolution with emphasis on employment/workplace disputes. As an employee, he has a unique perspective on how to prepare for employment. Yancey's employee performance review link offers the job seeker and employee more job evaluation tips!