Performance Review!

Sundar — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:08:00 GMT

Hello Folks,

Oh yeah, I am still alive. Have been wanting to write for so long now, but haven't been able to get to it somehow. There were a couple of things I wanted to share after my introductory blog... who cares, something's fresh on my mind today, so might as well get it down on the post

I completed 5 months with Trinity last week and this happens to be that time of the year when you are handed out what I call a "Karmic Balance Sheet" - good karma, bad karma, no karma - everything you did in past months neatly summarized and ranked in what Trinity calls a performance review. This is done once every six months for 56 graders like me. Your immediate supervisor is the one who fills out this very detailed and structured questionnaire reflecting on your performance on various aspects of your job as a consultant. Now, you all must be very curious by now as to how I fared on this one - come on, there's no way I am gonna reveal that on a blog like this - ha, too confidential. Suffice to say, I am safe

The reason why I am writing about this is that I believe this is a very fruitful exercise that Trinity engages in. To begin with, you fill out a self review setting goals for yourself (didn't have any previous goals as this was my first one). So you have some conrol over what you wish to do in the following months ('some' control). There's also peer reviews. But the most important piece is your supervisor's review on you. Not only do you get a document that clearly spells out your performance and your future goals, but also this whole process facilitates a dialogue between you and your supervisor to discuss various aspects of your work, the expectations and your performance just to name a few. So you get a pretty good picture of what is expected out of you, how have you performed against those, and what are your goals for future. Well, this is not to say that this is the only way to get feedback - informal feedbacks are possible anytime - this process just gives some structure to the whole task.

Summer's here, July 4th long weekend is so near (wow, have been waiting for this one for sometime now) and time's flying by so fast... So wishing all you guys out there a fun-filled, enjoyable, and relaxing long weekend... hit the beach or your pool or the campground or whatever it is that you like to do...have a blast! Bye..

Sundar

Okay, Who am I?

Sundar — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:09:00 GMT

Hello folks,

This being my first post in this blog, let me introduce myself quickly. I joined Trinity (NJ office) in the last week of January, and so its gonna be almost 3 months now (wow, time flies -- well, more on that later). I graduated last December with a Masters in Engineering Management from Missouri Univ of Science & Technology and did my undergrad in Chemical Engg.

I was born in India and grew up in the amazing city of Mumbai, which not only is the world's most populous city with a population of 13.3 million - but also is a melting pot of varied cultures, languages, and traditions. It is the financial capital of India and is full of pace, vibrancy, color, and character.

Its been about 2 years that I came to the U.S and I must say, its been a fun ride so far. New Jersey has been a very different experience especially after Missouri

As promised, will keep this post short, and till the time I write my second - wish you all a nice time! Take Care

Sundar

Sundar Sadashivam

Performance Review!

Okay, Who am I?