Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Feedback forms
Have you at any point of time in your life been subjected to forcefully fill out feedback forms? Have you ever wondered what is the the purpose of these pointless feedback forms and whether anyone even bothers to look at them before they find themselves devoured by paper shredders? If the answer to the above two questions is yes and absof******lutely then you are at the right place.....read on. Thinking about the worthlessness of these feedback forms it suddenly struck me that these forms could be used constructively for people coming out of failed relationships. I mean who better to assess you than a person you has just yanked you out of his/her life because you weren't competent enough be it a former boss, lover etc. I do realize the sheer impracticality of this notion considering the acrimonious note on which most relationships end coupled with big mudslinging matches, verbal bouts, destruction of valuable memorabilia acquired over the course of the relationships but its the sheer preposterousness of the idea of makes me pen down this blog. Only if you could hear from this person about your shortcomings and how you could improve your conduct in the future. There could be a standard rating system on these feedback forms which could help you grade a particular individual on his/her traits from the mundane ones like honesty, loyalty, emotional availability, to other standard topics like sense of humor, looks and physique, IQ, to the other risque unmentionables. Once this feedback form gets to you don't you think you would go on to be a better individual in life who can go on and forge stronger relationships?
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what if you get the "its not you, its me" routine? Then, you were perfect, but the other person is not but they don't want to continue with this thing you call a relationship, i don't know where I am going with this. anyway, "cartoons.... kick ass!!"
Well, i agree it is Preposterous.Interesting idea.I will get back to you after i think a lil more on this.Hang on :)
Talking abt meaningless feedbacks? You just before this asked for everyone's feedback on blog's attractiveness, masquerading as a poser!:-)
And man, you must have nerve to ask for feedback to your bitter half. I can imagine something like this:
You: "Please, can you fill up this feedback form?"
Your BH: "Shove it up, you ____"
You: "Before or after you give the feedback?"
lol
Isn't that what eHarmony and other sites like that are all about? You fill out a form, albiet before you have a break up, and then they match it up, and everything is supposed to go perfectly after that. Don't know how well that works out. The profiles, like our desi marriage classifieds, are all a bunch of lies anyway.
u dont need forms for that! u can just ask..
everytime i want an evaluation or feedback i just ask,
and i reckon, whether or not the two people ended on a good or bad note, once they see you're being objective about it, so will they.
unless of course, the other person can't see past his (good or bad) experiences with u, then its sorta pointless and unproductive!
u write well...keep it up..cheers
feedback forms? I have been looking forward (read dreading) the ones from my students. Its difficult enuf for them to write stuff and give a honest feedback. Can't Imagine what happens between two people breaking up trying to fill up feedback forms on each other..It will be nothing less than colourful language :)
well usually relationships end at a point where people are either bitter or couldn't care less. To have a person fill out a feedback form that would be unbiased seems preposterous. I mean if I were angry at this person for having dumped me for whatever reason I'd only vent my anger and fill out his worst traits because my better judgemnet will be clouded with my anger and grief. And if I were the one dumping him I guess I would once again fill out his worst raits simply because I would be justifying to myself all the reasons why I dumped him. Right? I don't see the feedback form working in case of failed relationships. Do you?
Its a nice idea...I think giving honest feedback should be like a contract u sign before entering any relationship..
@Subash I kinda get the road you were trying to tread, btw the 'its not you, its me" routine' is a phenomenon seldom seen in real life and remains relegated to the Seinfeld episodes :)
@totti I havent got all day you know....*tappin my fingers*
@Jinguchakka Awwww no I think I have discused this in ablog post of mine earlier too as to how my writing is no longer affected by wat anyone thinks of my posts, and yes the sheer impracticality of the idea was wat drove me to pen the post in the first place
@Anarkist Aha I see someone's been frequenting the eHarmony website ;), the ida of this form was to get the ex to fill out an honest opinion of yourself and areas were you could improve rather than fill out a dream wish list
@Mahima Dont you think forms will work as a neat lil secret ballot kinda thingie where you can express your opinions freely?
@ashok Thnx man keep visiting
@ligne If I were you I wouldnt be paying much atention to those forms coz i really know how students treat those forms as a big liability just ticking all the columns in one line continiously without even bothering to see what they stand for :)
@M As I have said b4 it was the sheer impracticality of the idea was wat drove me to pen the post in the first place, it probably wnt work in majority of cases but in the ones i does it will be sheer brilliance
@Pointy Yeah that could be a neat idea like asking the other person do you vow to give an honest and unbiased feedback to he other person on the terination of this relationship? :)
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