The situation:
I'm apparently the only person in my division who hasn't signed their annual employee review from last year, and I'm getting pressured to sign it. Our evaluations are all done electronically, and they are all waiting for me to click a button in the performance review tool.
The problem:
When my director added in his review of my performance, he copied and pasted from one of my peer's reviews, so in several places in my evaluation, there are phrases like "his work" and "his function." Since I'm the only female that reports to my director, he didn't think to modify the "his" to "hers". I have explained several times that I will sign as soon as those sections are updated. He phoned one more time today asking if I could *please* just go ahead and sign it, and I once again replied that I prefer to have my gender correct in my evaluation. He sighs loudly, which I interpret as "why do women have to be so difficult?" and states that he'll try to get assistance from someone in HR.
The kicker is that whoever programmed the system didn't build the review tool in such a way that allows directors to go back into the tool and correct their "typos" once the review moves up the chain. So, once my director signed it, and then his boss signed it (without apparently noticing the gender errors), neither of them can make any edits (so they say).
I'm normally quite willing to be "one of the guys" when it comes to most issues at work. But I've been with the company for 12 years, working my way up the chain, and have been in the same management position for several years. I feel as though I'm due this level of respect.
So, give me your honest opinion:
- Am I being unreasonable? Should I do as my boss asks, and just sign the evaluation?
- Men, if you were in a similar situation, would you sign an evaluation that referred to you as a woman?
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
frustrated