A Loooong Week

This has been one of the longest weeks in history for me. I had my first evaluation at work (for the entire last year's work), and I was very disappointed with the outcome. I know myself, and for any of you who know me, I am not just an average employee. But that's what my eval says, and I can't change it (although I did add a 3 1/2 page summary, typed and single-spaced, to it describing all of the wonderful things I've done in the past year since my eval didn't reflect any of this.) So the week ended on a higher note because I was able to have a conversation about many things that have been frustrating me about my job, but it's still a little disappointing that my hard work has not been recognized. I think that, unfortunately, the American workplace has become one of expected mediocrity, and that I'll just have to perform to those standards if that's what they want. What use is it to put extra time and effort into making things better if no one cares if it gets better? I hate the fact that I've come to this point, to such a defeatist attitude, but really, they don't pay me enough to put up with this crap.