KPI's and other work *******s.

[Pat Vegas]

Is this an American thing?

such a waste of time.

[Snin]

[Classic Jorge]

In my experience KPIs are generally bull**** anyway

[Pat Vegas]

but unfortunately it's not really working. As all the departments are different. You can't use certain basic criteria for everyone.

This is a big uproar over it.

I have my 4th and final interview later today. I don't get this I am now meeting the top brass. Who used to work for Amex and BA I am not really sure why I need to meet him but so be it.

[Ashberto]

they pull numbers out of their arses and set them as targets. They call these numbers KPIs.

[PSRB]

I so love not being a slave to targets any more

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Based around performance management and development.

I think they are *******s. Thankfully my manager agrees with me.

[Pat Vegas]

You got to be joking.

What if you have a sad face in general.

[PSRB]

[Classic Jorge]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01400/harry-redknapp_1400940c.jpg

[PSRB]

but chuckle as he tried to take some of the credit for their imminent promotion

[Pat Vegas]

for reaching the targets. Only a bonus which everyone gets which is not fixed at the end of the year.

So if I potentially save the company 500 thousand or 1 million euros a year it doesn't make a difference to me. Not very motivating. The money saved does not reflect the salary very well.

[Classic Jorge]

Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth x2

[IUFG]

if not, I agree, total *******s.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Too many people however, me included, have probably been in a situation in the past where agreed targets have been met but somehow the end prize not delivered.

[IUFG]

Sounds like a **** job (or terms of, rather). If you continually meet or exceeds your targets, you don't get sacked...

[Berni]

existence.

When, as we know, there is no more pointless job in any company than the HR manager.

[Pat Vegas]

They seem to be more concerned of people making errors than the actual targets.

They'll give you a massive headache if you make a mistake that costs the company 500 euros. but in that same week you've made 30000k they will still emphasise the error.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

You know, in a way that is what your basic salary covers, an expected level of delivery.

Young people these days have too much of a sense of entitlement.

:old:

[IUFG]

:vsign:

[Pat Vegas]

other colleagues combined I think I should get something out of that.

Plus they are not even not Awimb all day.

[IUFG]

they should cut your balls off for losing 500 euros due to your error.

that's proper HR, that is...

[Brentwood]

"less of a completer finisher" :cloud9:

[Pat Vegas]

Too many possibilities for human error.

AS400 FFS!

[IUFG]

Jesus Christ . . .

[IUFG]

[Brentwood]

The idea being that I am slow to deliver stuff becasue i spend ages making sure it is perfect before i ship it

[IUFG]

smart

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Ashberto]

[Pat Vegas]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

That's swahili.

[Pat Vegas]

hotels for example.

I will negotiate to place this business at hotels at cheaper than those rates. Either a) we make more money b) we can be cheaper to win the business as a lot of it's under competition.

It seems high figures but on one group you can possibly save 20-30 thousand. Not common.

A normal size group maybe anything from 500 to 5000

I've done way over a million so far.

[Ashberto]

Computers were much more fun in them days, Clive.

[Berni]

You'll be saing 'ungawa' next.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]