Title seems wierd and routine. For complete understanding read entire article. You may relate for your self some where below.
Now its time for appraisal at office. Time to fill performance logs. We have to project ourself as superior and all positives to survive and ask for promotion and Hike... Lead has already crossed this phase so he will also be trained with the process of handling the emotions of his time. Now when i am filling my appraisal form with all achievements a memory of my childhood is pinning my mind.
In my younger days, being mom's pet and observing her finally decided to do my first experiment by cooking a dish without anyone's help. Later i distributed it to neighbors expecting compliments and i got many. But what happened in meanwhile is my mom added enough flavors which i observed in secret but she never revealed as she want me to get credits for my efforts. Though i knew that, i just said to all that it was done by me only from start to end. Mom was feeling happy and proud inside....Mom's feelings are totally an out of box thoughts for this port.. :)..
Even now I am having the same feeling. Whenever a requirement comes, We discuss with our manager, do enough research, analyze and come up with all possible output, covering the SDLC... Not much explanation required for this.
Here comes the problem..How to project that I have only done all the tasks? If i say i got guidance and later implemented people say, Are you not independent? Affects appraisal. If I say I have only done this, Where should i include the role of people who helped me. If i need to ignore them, My mind is not at all allowing me to project myself as achiever.
Hence the Conclusion : Software engineer is a Robot with enough Inputs and extraordinary outputs.
