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Hi,

Have been a while since I posted here, having big problems at work and outside of it. I have been very angry about things at work, I don't know where to start. The biggest problems I have is complaints about my performance, I am consistently compared to 2 other members of our team (team of 4 in total). One of those I don't feel is fair because I don't feel he has the capability of doing the work I have done, the other one is literally this incredible person. I don't know how they work so fast, although I have been credited with the quality of my work in the past, recently not though. The meetings with my line manager are getting hostile and having a huge effect on me, which comes back in to my performance again. I have been through the changes at work, but I feel they have largely been igonred, the only thing that has improved is the reduction on the reliance of skype conversations.. One problem I have is that my skills are now outdated, so finding alternative employment is extremely dificult (or unlikely). We are moving to newer technologies imminently, so I am just trying to hang on to that. 

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  • I have these issues too. Logic doesn't apply to evaluations at work. You need to tell people you're doing a good job. I said once: 'Everybody can call me at home, anytime, I'll always answer work related phones, I know people won't abuse this...'  In my evaluation I got 'good team player, has the r'ight attitude'... and nobody ever called me for fear of abuse :) .. This also works with saying: I always make sure I compensate for personal calls. You then stay once or twice half an hour later than usual, and bingo: 'great work ethics...' 

    What doesn't seem to work is stating 'I'm doing a great job'... that's over the top... But saying: I'm happy the project worked out well, I put lots of time home thinking about it too... (what's lots?)  

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  • I have these issues too. Logic doesn't apply to evaluations at work. You need to tell people you're doing a good job. I said once: 'Everybody can call me at home, anytime, I'll always answer work related phones, I know people won't abuse this...'  In my evaluation I got 'good team player, has the r'ight attitude'... and nobody ever called me for fear of abuse :) .. This also works with saying: I always make sure I compensate for personal calls. You then stay once or twice half an hour later than usual, and bingo: 'great work ethics...' 

    What doesn't seem to work is stating 'I'm doing a great job'... that's over the top... But saying: I'm happy the project worked out well, I put lots of time home thinking about it too... (what's lots?)  

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