Keeping a plaintext “did” file

Re:Keeping a plaintext “did” file by dajohnson89 on Monday July 16, 2018 @11:36AM (#17542109)

Keeping a "did" file is also immensely valuable to demonstrating your performance and achievements to your employer. Think about all the positive things you've done for work over the past year. It's hard to account for them all mentally, and even harder for your boss to remember.

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Re:Keeping a plaintext “did” file by symmitchry on Monday July 16, 2018 @12:15PM (#17542462)

I think this is important. One of the most career oriented people I know, call him a mentor of mine, kept entire binders full of everything he did. Every accomplishment. He prepared for performance reviews like he was going to war.

As a manager I suggested to my reports that this in addition to proving your work, it also helps as a way to understand whether you are stagnating at work, or continuing to learn and evolve.

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Re:Keeping a plaintext “did” file by theptrk on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @09:43AM (#17549654)

Dang. I love this. I only remember preparing this intensely for grad school apppications but come to think of it the stakes are just as high if not higher at work + life.

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