The Good: I still have a job. The meeting went well. I was one point below where they wanted me to be, but said that I showed such dramatic improvement over the course of my probation that it's okay.
The Bad: I'm still on eggshells, because if I ever have a problem with my stats again, they "reserve the right" to fire me with no warning. I've decided that I'll be looking for a new job, becasue I don't always want to be watching my back. I want to do my job, do it well, and be left the fuck alone. But I won't be looking until after raise and bonus time (end of April), because I worked too damn hard in 2003 to give up my bonus, and my raise might give me a little more salary leverage.
The Ugly: I don't know why they even had to say that anyway, considering Wisconsin is an at-will state, meaning that they can fire me at any time for any reason anyway. And Little Miss Makeup (HR chick) was all sweet and smiley (see aforementioned "syrup on shit" quote) while reminding me that I didn't meet the goal, so the possibility for termination had still been on the table, even though I did so well.
Posted by beenie at January 21, 2004 10:14 AM