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I you don't make time for your long term goals your career is going to stall. If project work is really taking all your time then you need to push back.
by slededit 8y ago
I you don't make time for your long term goals your career is going to stall. If project work is really taking all your time then you need to push back.
- dingaling 8y agoThe 'goals' in peef reviews generally aren't useful personal goals though, they are goals set by the company to shape the performance scoring distribution For example from a previous company some 'goals' included: 1. Take part in at least one company promotional activity e.g. manning a recruiting kiosk 2. Complete at least five computer-based learning modules. Given the demands of project work these led to people staying behind after work to complete 'goals', or others just sacrificing performance 'points' because they didn't have time to compete. And them each year the thresholds would be ratcheted up.
- tootie 8y agoYeah, but if you have a personal goal of something like "implement some machine learning" and a year goes by where there's no applicable use case for machine learning, then you're SOL. It can be worthwhile to mention this as a personal goal, but if you make it a goal post for career advancement, you're likely to fail.
- slededit 8y agoIf your goal is to make a move away from your team then you won't get a lot of help I agree. Usually there are mutually beneficial goals to you and your boss. Those are the sorts of things you can expect help with.