Haunted by inaccurate performance assessment and its crippling my confidence. I’ve grown so much since, but 6 months later, the criticism of my old project manager stings.

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Unfortunately it’s unfair but happens to everyone at some point. You’ll just have to have the documentation to back up your case about the inaccuracies. If there’s anyone else seniorish from the project who can vouch for you even better

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Also remember that in the scheme of your
Career/life, this is small potatoes. I had the same thing happen to me, and this thinking helps me feel more confident.

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I've experienced this. Just keep doing your best project work, plug in to firm initiatives/BD, and find ways to work with the partners in your group so they can form their own first hand assessment of you based on direct experience. Unfortunately, the best way to work past this is to work harder.

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That’s what I’ve been doing, PwC1!

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Once you realize they designed it to put you in a defensive stance and don’t care about what you have to say or the accuracy of their assessments, you will let go of all these worries, and probably the firm too

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And, my career manager will see if for our end-of-year reviews and my promotion package (due to promote in a few months). How do I explain the inaccuracies without sounding like I’m making excuses?

I was mad for years about an assessment and couldn’t let it go. I had a Director give me an assessment of a project she was never involved with. She didn’t even know my role of the project and assessed me for that different role. I tried to appeal and she just wouldn’t have it. I felt anger and resentment. Think I still carry it...

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