Appraisals in the workplace are not supposed to be written like school reports to be read by parents!

I physically cringe when I see a professional, grown-up appraisal written in the third person, like this:

The appraisal is meant to stimulate a conversation between you and Dave, not to be read by Dave's Mum or Dad! It's not meant to be written for HR either; performance and results are owned by line management (yes, that's you now!), not anyone else. Please write in the first person!