MOT Before

This is what I put in the assessment form before the meeting

Malcolm Gladwell wrote the following quote on job satisfaction.

"Those three things - autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward - are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying."

While it is true that I get plenty of autonomy. I no longer get any say in what I work on so there is very little opportunity to innovate. Maybe it partly being stuck on such a long out of the way project but I no longer have any input into the direction or successes of the department and as a result I feel fed up of being so junior with no say about anything anymore.

I would like an opportunity to do some thing like line management or architecture, to have more of a voice in the department and the opportunity to work with new technology with maybe in connection with R&D.

As for complexity, yes there is a lot of work and I am always busy but the quality of work is not much of a challenge and I seem be slogging through just so other people can play ping pong. I've spent the last year hacking other people’s code and bug fixing other people work on Project A. The promise of someone else to take on the junior support work for Project A wasn't delivered upon. This situation looks set to continue with Project A until at least August and now the cycle looks to be starting afresh doing support work for the existing Project C site.

The only other major project I have worked on Project B, due to the time pressures we had to reused and recondition code I wrote 2 years ago based on what is now 6 year old technology. So I don't feel I have any opportunity to 'breakthrough' patching up my old work and work of other people.

And finally the connection between effort and reward. Nothing I do either good or bad makes the slightest difference. I watch the company presentation each year where the company reports posting a profit and by staying loyal to the company, with the effect of inflation over the 3 years, I have to suffer a lose each year in 'real terms' and this makes me angry.
I definitely feel not appreciated with no pay rise for three years

and in summary

Sorry for it being negative but I'm focusing on what I want fixing.
I'm fed up with being treated like shit
I'm bored with the work I have been given
I'm fed up with being so junior.
Would like to be able to do new development
I would like more money
I would like an opportunity to do some thing like line management, have more of a voice in the department and the opportunity to work with new technology with R&D.