Turning the calendar, I get stuck on how to share the review
As I write the year-end review, I stop when I try to fit both what went well and what fell short into one sentence.
Scenes
- My hand stops over the review form — As I turn the calendar’s last page and write this year’s review, I try to fit what went well and what fell short into one sentence, then put off saving it.
- I add what fell short after the praise — As soon as I write what went well, what fell short follows. Worried they’ll remember only the judgment instead of the praise, I delete the sentence.
- Two things end up in one sentence — When I put in one sentence that the materials were late for last week’s meeting and that the team had to wait, it hardens into something that sounds like a judgment of the person.
- Talk about what to check, not the person — In a conversation, we need to separate what we saw from the impact it had, rather than talk about someone’s personality, so we can decide together what to do next.
- Write one line of facts first — Today, leave out the judgment and try writing just one line about what you saw and one line about what happened afterward. Separating the two helps show what to check in the next conversation.
- You can choose your next words again — Even after turning the calendar’s last page, you can choose your words again when sharing a review. Of the two lines you wrote today, which part do you want to talk about first?
Stories by Baekho
- Baekho
- I open the handover file before bed.
- At a red light, I think of what I’m good at in my work.
- The day before an important meeting, I swallow my words again.
- It feels like I’m giving up my career.
- When a request comes up in the group chat, I reply first.
- Every morning, it feels like I have to leave my career behind.
- Even while folding laundry, I find myself going over the reasons for the team’s decision.
- I answered for them again on my way home.