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nearly 7% of the responses to this question and displays the respondents’ concerns for the
length of the PM2 Form. The last category for Question 23 is Miscellaneous; close to 3%
of the responses to this question fit into this category.
Time Issues
Nearly 18% of the responses said that time concerns were major issues facing the
Performance Management Plan. The responses showed a concern for forms taking up too
much time throughout respondents’ workdays. Many respondents felt that these forms
were too long and extensive, and they simply did not have the time to complete them.
These respondents stated, “We really don’t have time for any of this,” “Too time
consuming,” and, “Let’s get back to work now!”
Missing Elements
The Missing Elements category includes responses that illustrate a need for such things as
more awareness about this stage of the program, more goal setting, more commitment
from both supervisor and classified staff, and rewards and benefits for deserving
employees. This category accounts for approximately 17% of all responses to this
question. Respondents felt that these missing elements hinder an employee’s success in
the Performance Management Plan. These respondents offered comments and
suggestions like, “…we never sat down and discussed individual goals…” and, “Find
better ways to reward hard workers.” Five respondents felt that there were commitment
issues in the Ongoing Coaching and Feedback stage by both supervisors and Classified
Staff. One such respondent said, “Actually do it.”
Supervisors
Approximately 16% of responses to this question expressed concerns about supervisors.
Most concerns revolved around the supervisor’s lack of participation. Many respondents
remarked that their supervisor did not take this process seriously and openly expressed to
their employees that they felt it was a waste of time. One Classified Staff member said,
“My supervisor indicated this sort of thing would just cause people to bring guns to
work.”
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