Our annual evaluation is a scale of 1 to 4 for a variety of categories. We’re supposed to show growth on the scales each year.

For 15 years, I’ve started each year at 3 and grown to a 4 so the boss can tell their boss that they’re helping us grow. I could just start at a 4, but I wouldhave to provide justification for each 4 and that’s not a good use of my time. Which I guess I could use to justify getting a 4 on time management.