The Young Leader Challenge: Fear of a bad appraisal

The workplace of today is not the easiest of places to settle into comfortably. With the daily pulls & pushes from clients & customers, demanding bosses, tight deadlines...the list goes on.

The objective of The Young Leader Challenge is to bring together and share various perspectives around a circumstance/issue that one could face in the workplace.

CASE STUDY

Anish is distracted at work. He is worried he will have a bad appraisal; last year too, he got an average rating. He has given of his best, but is nervous because colleagues say the year hasn’t been great for the company. There are hardly any jobs in the market. What should he do?

A) Informally seek boss’s feedback

B) Start looking for a job in case the appraisal is bad

C) Focus on work and stop being insecure

D) Any other

Let us know your comments (50 words max.) by today.

Please remember to share your full name as part of the answer.

The best answers will be featured in The Economic Times issue dated 30 November, 2012.