DICTIONARY OF EVALUATION COMMENTS  (what the supervisor is really saying):

"ACTIVE SOCIALLY" (drinks heavily)
"A KEEN ANALYST" (thoroughly confused)
"ALERT TO COMPANY DEVELOPMENTS" (an office gossip)
"APPROACHES DIFFICULT PROBLEMS WITH LOGIC" (finds someone else to do the job)
"AVERAGE" (not too bright)
"CHARACTER ABOVE REPROACH" (still one step ahead of the law)
"COMPETENT" (able to get work done if supervisor helps)
"CONSULTS WITH SUPERVISOR OFTEN" (royal pain in the ass)
"DEMONSTRATES QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP" (has a loud voice)
"DESERVES PROMOTION" (create new title to make feel appreciated)
"EMPLOYEE WILL GO FAR" (relative of someone in management)
"ENJOYS JOB" (obviously needs more to do)
"EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED" (has committed no major blunders to date)
"EXPRESSES SELF WELL" (can string two sentences together)
"HAPPY" (paid too damn much)
"HARD WORKER" (usually does things the hard way)
"INDIFFERENT TO INSTRUCTION" (knows more than superiors)
"IS UNUSUALLY LOYAL" (wanted by no one else)
"JUDGMENT IS USUALLY SOUND" (just lucky)
"KEEN SENSE OF HUMOR" (tells lots of dirty jokes)
"MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE" (a stuck-up snob)
"METICULOUS IN ATTENTION TO DETAIL" (a no-good nitpicker)
"NOT A DESK PERSON" (did not go to college)
"OF GREAT VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION" (turns in work on time)
"QUICK THINKING" (offers plausible excuses for errors)
"REQUIRES WORK-VALUE ATTITUDINAL READJUSTMENT" (both lazy and hard-headed)
"SHOULD GO FAR" (please!)
"SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE" (hopelessly stupid)
"SPENDS EXTRA HOURS ON THE JOB" (has miserable home life)
"STERN DISCIPLINARIAN" (a real jerk)
"STRONG ADHERENCE TO PRINCIPLES" (a stubborn S.O.B.)
"TACTFUL IN DEALING WITH SUPERIORS" (knows when to keep mouth shut)
"TAKES ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PROGRESS" (buys drinks for superiors)
"TAKES PRIDE IN WORK" (damned conceited)
"UNLIMITED POTENTIAL" (will stick with us until retirement)
"USES RESOURCES WELL" (delegates everything)
"USES TIME EFFECTIVELY" (clock watcher)
"VERY CREATIVE" (finds 22 reasons to do anything except original work)
"WELL ORGANIZED" (does too much busywork)
"ZEALOUS ATTITUDE" (opinionated)
"GETS ALONG EXTREMELY WELL WITH SUPERIORS AND SUBORDINATES ALIKE" 
(a spineless coward)