Tis the season for appraisals...

Appraisal time is around the corner. I've got the prep form. Here are the questions... and the answers I wish I could give...

1) What are the most important things you have achieved in the last 12 months?
-> I've come to know what depression is.
-> I know what it feels like to be suicidal.
-> I've learnt self control. Which is good otherwise someone may be dead now.

2) What are some of the difficulties you have encountered over the last 12 months, including obstacles that hinder the accomplishment of KRAs?
-> One name, four letters.

3) What do you plan to achieve in your job in the next 12 months?
-> Independence (pending people's selfish attitude towards teaching)

4) What kind of assistance, new skills and knowledge are required to help you accomplish your KRAs in the next 12 months?
-> Excel training
-> A new target for the Pain In My Ass. If she concentrates on the other, I'll have more peace.

5) In what ways would you like to see your career being developed over the next 3 years? What are your career aspirations? If you would prefer to be in a completely different functional area, please indicate your reasons.
-> I'd like to be able to do pre-openings. But for that, I'll need to know everything. Which I can't because of an obstacle (see qn 2).