{"id":58197,"date":"2024-05-06T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=58197"},"modified":"2025-12-10T19:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:43:43","slug":"honest-reactions-to-your-appraisal-conversation-nonprofit-humour","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/article\/humour\/honest-reactions-to-your-appraisal-conversation-nonprofit-humour\/","title":{"rendered":"Honest reactions to your appraisal conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-1\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/h3><p>When your manager&mdash;who hasn&rsquo;t spoken to you all year&mdash;opens the conversation by asking you how you are doing.<\/p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/26xBtd4jwxJ6SjV1m\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/schittscreek-pop-schittscreek-poptv-eugunelevy-26xBtd4jwxJ6SjV1m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p><p><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-2\">2<\/h3><p>When they kick off the conversation asking about what you&rsquo;ve accomplished since your last review. (But you&rsquo;ve forgotten everything that happened before yesterday).<\/p><div class=\"idron-article-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" id=\"idron-2390549765\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/what-is-idr-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png\" alt=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-150x30.png 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-768x154.png 768w\" 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your stretch goal and you are hearing those words for the first time in life.<\/p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/UtKQmptld4nXOTBBdQ\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/cbc-schitts-creek-UtKQmptld4nXOTBBdQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p><div class=\"idron-content\" id=\"idron-2496176228\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"donate banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"donate banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-150x30.jpg 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-768x154.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-5\">5<\/h3><p>When they finally get to praising you for being a valuable asset to the organisation.<\/p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/dAzVwelCKHgtY2KvB4\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/cbc-schitts-creek-dAzVwelCKHgtY2KvB4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p><p><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-6\">6<\/h3><p>When they say they really want to know how the organisation can support your growth.<\/p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/l1J9N8zrmYCfSrQFq\" width=\"480\" height=\"479\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><p><a 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