Do Not Say: |
Instead, Say: |
He performed poorly. |
He achieved the company quota 30 percent of the time. The company average is 92 percent.
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She is not a team player. |
On 12 occasions, she was asked to perform an extra task to fill an unexpected need. She refused each time. |
He is violent and disrespectful. |
He punched a supervisor in the nose. |
She is not dedicated. |
She worked one hour of overtime in two years. |
He came to work drunk. |
He arrived at work smelling of alcohol 10 times, and he fell asleep at his desk each time. |
She was a drug addict. |
She tested positive for cocaine on two occasions |