Quantity / Quality

Rating Examples of behavior that would typify this rating

Unacceptable

  • Frequent ongoing inaccuracies in work.
  • Oblivious to acceptable quantity and quality in the work unit.
  • Sacrifices quality for quantity.
  • Sacrifices quantity for quality.
  • Oblivious to the balance between quantity and quality.
  • Does not meet unit standards of quantity/quality.
Needs Improvement
  • Quantity/quality fluctuates significantly from day to day.
  • Does not effectively balance quantity/quality.
  • Makes significant tradeoffs in quantity or quality without alerting supervisor or other affected parties.
  • Lack of quantity/quality affects work flow of others.
  • Wastes resources (time, human, materials, and technology).
  • Lack of quantity/quality has deleterious effect on the reputation of the unit or the Library.
Meets Expectations
  • Makes appropriate use of resources (time, human, materials, and technology).
  • Discusses with supervisor and other affected parties what is an appropriate balance between quantity and quality.
  • Relays to supervisor and other affected parties what balance will be implemented.
  • Usually understands and delivers quantity and quality expected by customers.
  • Commits some errors and is able to correct them when they are pointed out.
  • Meets unit standards of quantity and quality.
Exceeds Expectations
  • Recognizes own errors and corrects them.
  • Exceeds unit standards of quantity and quality.
  • Routinely chooses an appropriate balance between quantity and quality based on customers' expressed needs and availability of library resources.
  • Communicates decision to supervisor and affected parties.
Achieves Excellence
  • Always provides communication to supervisor and others on how tradeoff between quantity and quality affects their work.
  • Always chooses an appropriate balance between quantity and quality based on customers' needs and availability of library resources.
  • Uses resources fully for their maximum contribution to the library effort.
  • Sets up work flow so errors are caught before they leave the work unit.

 

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