Question

As a motivated, ambitious employee, you naturally care about your performance on the job—and about making sure your performance is being fairly judged and rewarded. Unfortunately, the company has gone through a period of turmoil over the past several years, and you have reported to seven managers during the past five years. One year, someone who had been your boss for only three weeks and knew almost nothing about you or your work did your annual performance review. Last year, your boss was fired the day after he wrote your review, and you can’t help but wonder whether you got a fair review from someone in that situation. Overall, you are worried that your career progression and wage increases have been hampered by inconsistent and ill-informed performance reviews. The company allows employees to keep copies of their reviews, but you haven’t been diligent about doing so. You would like to get copies of your last five reviews, but you heard from a colleague that the human resources department will not release copies of past reviews without approval from the managers who wrote them. In your case, however, three of the managers who reviewed you are no longer with the company, and you do not want your current boss to know you are concerned about your reviews.

Your task: Write an email message to the director of human resources, Leon Sandes, requesting copies of your performance reviews over the past five years. Use the information included above and make up any additional details you need.

Answer 1

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Director of Human Resource,

Mr. Leon Sandes,

Date; March 9th 2020

Dear Sir,

Subject: Request for copies of Performance Reviews

I am writing to request for copies of my performance reviews for the past five years. In the past five years our company has gone through many crucial stages wherein managers have been changed very frequently. This has been as a result of company going through period of turmoil for over years It has been five years being an employee of this company and reporting to seven different managers every time.

As a motivated, ambitious employee, I care about my job performance and making sure I am judged fairly and rewarded. For instance, one year, my annual performance review was done by someone who was my boss for only three weeks. The following year my boss was fired the day after writing my reviews and I can’t help but wonder if whether I got fair judgement or review from someone in that situation.

The company allows each employee to keep copies of their reviews, but you were not vigilant. I have heard from my colleagues who are also concerned about their fate, as I am also concerned that the human resources department will not release past evaluations without the approval of the manager who wrote them, this will hamper some of the feedback of the employees in this company, especially this period when the business is going through a tough time to recover its lost glory over the years. My problem here is that three managers who wrote my reviews are no longer with the company even though I don't want to think that the current manager is very worried with feedback. Before changing managers my performance reviews were excellent which reminded me that I'm continuously improving in my career. But the new boss checked my results from three weeks last year. It is worrying that my raise and bonus will be influenced by those kinds of feedback. In general, I am concerned about my professional development and pay increases hindered by contradictions and misinformed performance reviews. If, without telling the new manager, you have copies of the last five reviews, I am very obliged. Since it might have a negative impression of me in this business as a professional. With my reviews written correctly, my weakness improves and I also grow as a professional. I will be very grateful therefore if you allow me to supply the copies of the last five articles. You are highly appreciated for your constructive consideration as I look forward to it.

Yours Sincerely

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