If, for whatever reason, the employer/director/producer/PSM didn’t like the job we did, we simply don’t get rehired. It’s usually that simple.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Performance Reviews For Stage Managers and Freelancers?
If, for whatever reason, the employer/director/producer/PSM didn’t like the job we did, we simply don’t get rehired. It’s usually that simple.
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This article was a healthy reminder of how little HR is out in the production world. It’s a little scary to think the days of crew evaluations and grades are soon to be over. Performance reviews are a great idea that this article brings up. I think the article does a great job bringing up the fact that freelance managers are just trying to get a job and sometimes are quickly jumping from company to company. It was interesting learning that performance reviews happen continually unlike a post mortem as a post mortem doesn’t allow for the stage manager to improve throughout the process to make the process as best as possible. The author brings up the idea of the post mortem and talks about how you can ask the PSM or Producer for feedback, which I didn’t realize isn’t something that happens after every process. The author brings up a really good point about being open to criticism and I definitely needed to hear that as I easily forget that constructive criticism is a good thing. I hope as I go out into the freelance world that performance reviews start becoming more commonplace.
In school, we have advisors looking over the students in production to ensure they are properly fulfilling the tasks of the role. Yet graduation with a degree does not mean one has learned everything and should seize seeking feedback. This article revealed to me how the constant desire to improve is even more essential when freelancing, because no job is a given. Each opportunity is another first impression, another group of individuals who you must prove your abilities to. I had not considered the notion of reviews for Production Stage Managers, because their work is not a design or a performance. But that does not mean it is something that cannot be assessed; the assessment merely focuses on different qualities. If properly implemented, this system of evaluation could be a useful tool in the industry, but I worry that it could be a hindrance as well. A negative experience with a stage manager does not define that individual, and a review could appear to be doing that.
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