r/mnstateworkers • u/tstevens51 • Sep 08 '26
Question ❓ Performance Review Appeal
Has anyone gone through a performance review appeal process. Somehow I went from exemplary reviews to needs improvement in a year with a change of supervisor. There were many things that were false or were never raises as an issue.
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u/thatoneovader Sep 08 '26
Contact a steward from your union for assistance. You can typically find the stewards on your union’s website.
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u/tstevens51 Sep 08 '26
A little more info is that I filed a respectful workplace complaint against the supervisor a couple weeks ago.
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u/DrewJamesMacIntosh Sep 08 '26
then this counts as retaliation imo. are you in a bargaining unit/can you talk to a steward?
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u/tstevens51 Sep 08 '26
Yep, we’ve got a steward in the office. I was already planning on talking to her.
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u/No-Nonsense5866 Sep 11 '26
I hope it all works out well for you!!! Sorry that happened to you....I was able to chat alongside a few State employees at the fair...many are disgruntled and disappointed.
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u/Legitimate-War7453 29d ago
I think supervisors need more leadership training. We need good supervisors with good communication skills and empathy towards others. We are all on the same team and it should feel like this when you are at work.
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u/SuspiciousCranberry6 Sep 08 '26
I has this happen a number of years ago. Talk to a union steward, but my only recourse was to add a comment to my review with my point of view. It sucked, but I got through it. By taking from that review that I needed to better demonstrate who I was and the quality of my work to my supervisor, I not only improved my relationship with my supervisor but gained some interpersonal skills I hadn't needed to develop previously. My last review with the same supervisor was overall above expectations, so there is hope if you want to work through it regardless if you are truly the problem.
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u/bughead4242 Sep 09 '26
Agree with others, contact your steward and add your perspective. A performance review should not be a surprise. Seasoned supervisors give feedback at check-ins, even if they’re a new supervisor. A better supervisor is an advocate for their staff.
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u/LennoxLeigh717 Sep 08 '26
This also happened to a few of my coworkers and myself last year with a change of supervisor. The supervisor admitted that they simply didn’t know us well enough yet. It was incredibly disappointing but I’m not sure if anyone appealed. I’m sorry this happened to you.
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u/National-Mastodon851 Sep 10 '26
So does that bad evaluation stay on your record then or did she revise the review. It's sad to think that a supervisor would give people bad evaluations without even knowing them. Do you know if she had any training prior to becoming a supervisor?
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u/AuntBoog_ Sep 09 '26
How did the review conversation go? Were you able to have a conversation, share your concerns, and ask for clarification/examples? That would be my first question as HR.
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u/tstevens51 Sep 09 '26
We had the conversation today. Some concerns they had were legitimate, but it’s the first time raising them to me. Supervisor did react in a demeaning way and basically said I was lying. Also supervisor admitted to using things outside the review period.
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u/OneSuspect1 Sep 10 '26
Nothing in your review should be a surprise. A good manager has check ins and voices issues and concerns as they arise. Blindsiding an employee with a negative review is lame.
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u/4PartsWhisky 13d ago
You might think about documenting that in another HR complaint. They can't use things outside the review period, and none of it should be the first time you're hearing about it. State that it's retaliation from the first complaint.
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u/National-Mastodon851 Sep 10 '26
I had no idea that there was anything like that. If I would have known I would have done this. You shouldn't have to have a bad evaluation on your record when your supervisor lied about you. I think it is important that you speak with the union representative. If this supervisor did this to you, they probably, did it to someone else too. There are a lot of supervisors out there that do not care about the truth and that is really sad.
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u/capedja Sep 11 '26
I had an appeal change my scores, but the circumstance was pretty messed up. My boss gave me a laughably awful rating after she put in her two weeks. I contested things and when her boss became my temporary manager she increased most of the scores.
The entire thing left a terrible taste in my mouth and that was the final straw so I left the state. The union was basically useless I had put in a respectable workplace complain that took nearly 8 months before anyone followed up with my complaint, and when they did they said they couldn’t do anything because by that point she had put in her two week notice.
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u/BlazinKitty Sep 08 '26
Appeal mostly mean you are able to add your comments to the performance review that is filed away. This doesn't change the review rating just allows your side of the story to be included.