George and Dynetics Are Doing Goodly

Dynetics conducts an Employee Development Plan (EDP) each April, which is essentially an employee evaluation – with a twist. The twist is a company evaluation. Let me continue…

Each employee fills out the last two pages of a three page form describing his job, how he likes his job, and his career goals. For instance, I work in IR signatures analysis and plan to earn a Masters Degree (but with much more detail). The first page is filled in by my immediate supervisor, and asks about the employee’s corporate, job, and personal characteristics. Then the supervisor and the employee meet and they discuss the form. So it’s not so much an employee evaluation as it is a means to open communication between management and employees, and make sure everybody is happy. I have very little contact with my immediate supervisor (we work on different contracts) so I didn’t know what kind of stuff he was going to write on that first page. In our little meeting he said he talked to guys I directly work with, and on page one he writes stuff like “hard worker,” “motivated,” “a good team player,” “has good interpersonal skills,” “exemplifies Dynetics corporate values in on-the-job actions,” and yada yada yada. He told me I’m a good employee, a great fit for Dynetics, and they’re lucky to have me. This is the first direct feedback I’ve received on my performance other than “good job,” so yay for George. Unfortunately, as the evaluation to make sure everyone’s happy, this does not mean any extra moolah for George. That evaluation is conducted in September.

In other news, Dynetics was named a “Best Place to Work in Huntsville / Madison County” by our Chamber of Commerce. Fifteen companies were named, five in each category, with Dynetics in the 250+ employee category. Lockheed can SUCK IT!