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Long story short...Work a part time job every Friday and Sat. night. This month will be 3 months..since I have been there....Grant it has not been easy or a bed of roses...There have been some errors/stumbling blocks along the way. On this job, you get wrote up for the mistakes/errors that you make. There have been good days/there have been bad days...It seems like all of my mistakes were brought to my attention, while the good went unnoticed. Now my supervisor wants to meet with me..because my 90 day anniv. is coming up.. A little nervous...but what will be, will be.......Any advice on what to say during the meeting or how to say it....Just dont know what to expect......I do know that I gave that job my all...
Good luck on your end of Probation review. Keep an open mind about criticism and try not to become defensive. If you are not terminated, thank your supervisor for the input and tell him/her that you have taken all the remarks to heart and intend to continue to improve as you learn the job more fully. If you are discharged, don't lose your temper or become defensive. Quietly leave without much comment. When I have had to discharge people and they try to talk me out of the decision I never change my mind. And its pathetic for both of us to have that dialogue. I suspect everything will go fine. Let us know!
Make sure you mention that you appreciate the ongoing feedback and that you have learned from some mistakes and improved over the 3 months. Give examples of the lesser lessons learned. Also, don't hesitate to toot your own horn by mentioning the successes.
Keep in mind though that often 'the good' as you call it is business as usual, and the mistakes are the only things that are noticed. But highlight the good that you have done, especially the ones where you went above and beyond.
Boy, sounds like when I was in the Navy! But, then again, I do like discipline and definitely think there is a lack of it in today's workforce.
Yes, it does seem today that "good things" done are overlooked many times. During each of my yearly anniversary reviews, I would think about how I busted my butt during the previous year, but I still would only get a 25-35 cent raise! I would sign the review form so I could keep my job, but sure didn't agree with the raise amount.
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Originally Posted by westcoastbabe
Long story short...Work a part time job every Friday and Sat. night. This month will be 3 months..since I have been there....Grant it has not been easy or a bed of roses...There have been some errors/stumbling blocks along the way. On this job, you get wrote up for the mistakes/errors that you make. There have been good days/there have been bad days...It seems like all of my mistakes were brought to my attention, while the good went unnoticed. Now my supervisor wants to meet with me..because my 90 day anniv. is coming up.. A little nervous...but what will be, will be.......Any advice on what to say during the meeting or how to say it....Just dont know what to expect......I do know that I gave that job my all...
Was practicing things to say with a friend and she said that everything sounded like an excuse to her...HOw do i go in there and sound Like I am not making excuses.
Hint: if you start a reply with 'but' or 'nobody told me...' or 'I don't wanna make excuses...', you are making excuses. Also, don't blame others. Nobody likes somebody who throws a colleague under the bus.
Focus on the acknowledgment of the mistake and the corrective measures vs. the excuse. eg. I'm sorry, I made a mistake. I was never told how to do it, but I should have asked and in the future I will not make the same mistake.
And I've learned that when explaining something like lateness for example, the less detail the better. Nothing sounds more BS than 'my car wouldn't start' or 'my kid was sick'. A simple 'something came up last minute but I should have called to notify that I would be late. Sorry.' much better.
If I were you, I'd just say that you'll learn from your mistakes and make sure they don't happen again. It's not about being honest, but rather saying what they want you to say.
Good luck!
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