Annual review time!! Does anybody else get anxious writing about yourself?

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Nope. I regurgitate the same bullshit I’ve been writing year after year with minor edits of new projects and putting “the” instead of “the.”

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Not anxious, But I just don't enjoy putting the effort into it. Thankfully I'm managed not by my executives, but an amazing office manager who always hypes me up when it comes to presentations on us and that's what affects increases. I tend to turn to chat GPT and have my thoughts put in there and it spits out whatever I'm going to submit.

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I feel like I write the same thing every year, with the exception of adding various projects/initiatives that I own - but even those feel similar. I hate the questions like “What are your goals” or “what meaningful impact have you had”… like, my goal is to keep being great at my job and keeping everyone’s life together, as I should lol. My meaningful impact is that I keep your life together. What else do you want me to say?!?! Obviously I have a very professional response to each question, but jeez I’m tired of reviews always being the same. I almost feel like EAs shouldn’t even do reviews unless it’s specific to a particular ongoing initiative/program they are running point on

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I know my raise amount is fixed so I just hit the highlights.

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I have no problem writing about myself since this is the only time I get to toot my own horn since no one else will. Just list two items that are impactful meaningful, which equal to your aha moments in your job. Everything else is already expected so whatever you write, it has to be items mentioned that are outside the box. Otherwise you’re just another EA treading water.

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It’s a lot easier now with ChatGPT

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Yes, my Manager suggests we use AI to assist. I guess I just don’t like talking about myself!!

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