IC contact

[daintylegs]

"Hey, sorry I missed your call! I'll try to get back to you when I can, okay?"

Comments

[sparkwhisperer]

Regrettably I don't have a copy of the handbook to lend you. But, fortunately, I have it entirely memorized and I'd be happy to write you out an outline.

As for an exam, I will of course test you upon the completion of your three month training period. A twenty paragraph essay may be excessive, but we will do some field training and of course an oral report at that time.

[He's very serious about this.]

If you'd like, whenever you have a free moment, I can host you in my quarters and we can begin to go over the proper paperwork and begin drafting your first PDP.

[daintylegs]

[Tailgate can feel his spark sinking as he imagines three long months of studying and homework stretching menacingly before him. He hopes with everything he has that Tarn isn't as viciously dull about education as Ultra Magnus was. If so, then Tailgate's life truly has reached its peak of suffering.]

Um, PDP?

[He asks meekly, still trying to process that he's back in schoolwork hell when he had thought he escaped its evil clutches.]

[sparkwhisperer]

Personal Development Plan.

[Tarn is about to show Tailgate a whole new administrative Hell that he probably never thought possible.]

It's a three stage plan that helps you reflect on your place within the Decepticons.

Stage 1- Personal Analysis. Evaluating your strengths and weaknesses is essential for deciding where you stand within the Decepticons. These should be supplemented by the perceived opportunities that will have been derived from your experiences and any threats to your continued success.

Stage 2- This involves setting new and clearly definable goals for yourself. You will need to consult me, your superior officer, to identify these and iron out the details.

And of Course, Stage 3- setting out your personal objectives.

Of course this would be easier to go over in person. We also have the self-assessment matrices, and the competency frameworks

[daintylegs]

[What do you even say to that?]

Okay.

Um, do you actually do this with all of your Decepticons? It's not really what I expected. Not that I'm too keen on it, but aren't you all about murder and torture and stuff?

[sparkwhisperer]

I'm all about justice, Tailgate. And what is justice without rules and regulations?

Yes, a bit of dirty work is necessary to uphold my position within the Decepticons, but I do what I must to keep everything running as smoothly as possible.

Bettering the troops and giving them goals to aim for ultimately makes my job easier. A well adjusted, ambitious Decepticon is less likely to defect.