| Comment Number: | OL-10501591 |
| Received: | 2/27/2005 11:40:01 AM |
| Subject: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
| Title: | National Security Personnel System |
| CFR Citation: | 5 CFR Chapter XCIX and Part 9901 |
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Comments:
The primary issue which appears to be a deep concern among many DOD employees, supervisors and non-supervisors, alike, is the very real possibility that personalities will make Performance Appraisals subjective. For instance, my supervisor has no education past a high school diploma. I have several degrees and was selected to enter the workforce in a competitive Intern program. I successfully made consistent promotions in a very short period of time. My supervisor (same grade as I am), struggled for years to arrive at the same grade. Hostility and resentment is quite evident and therefore I believe that regardless of my performance, my performance evaluations will be used to ,put me in my place. My supervisor, and his supervisor have the old world attitude that females should never be equal to or greater in grade than males. I am the highest GS female in my current command, and the only female holding present grade. If it weren't for an organizational change dictated by higher authority, I would have never been placed in my current position at my current grade. I have only been at this command for a short period of time. Prior command was much more enlightened and progressive and the concern I now have would be greatly reduced if my prior command still existed. Performance on my part will be difficult to prove to an outside review panel. My supervisor's possible performance evaluation of me, will be difficult to disprove to an outside review panel. My situation is not at all unique, as this occurs frequently and obviously at many commands in our area. The Burden of Proof to possible negative actions is anticipated to be impossible. I am submitting this concern for a great number of people in similar situations. I have proven my success in my career, but it does not take much effort on the part of any supervisor to make any employee look bad, especially if the supervisor feels threatened by the greater knowledge of their subordinate employee, and resents that employees success and proven track record.