I don't want to start the call off on a bad note, but I am below my revenue goal by exactly the amount of money I was forced to give away. Our company, in a
PR stunt, comp'ed work on the Haitian and Chilean earthquakes. They didn't adjust our goals and we were still held responsible for that revenue which they either billed and later credited or just didn't bother to bill. And one other huge account I inherited had left us six mos. prior to it becoming mine, but the previous account manage hid the loss, so I got stuck with the goal AND the loss. My boss knows about this, but tells me to stop whining and deal with it. In fairness, at the time he completed my review, I was on track to finish at 100% of goal. But I had a terrible December. Had I gotten that revenue or reduced goal from what I had to give away, I'd have been far enough ahead to have a bad December and still finish the year at 100% of goal.