Homes and Property | Home PageHonesty is bad policy for staff appraisalsRebecca Ellinor|Evening Standard13 April 2012Office workers are too honest in staff appraisals, explaining poor work by saying they are bored and using the "I'm only human" defence for mistakes, new research reveals.A survey of 1,500 office workers shows some of the foolish things employees have said in annual assessments of their performance.Sixty-five per cent of those surveyed by secretarial recruitment company Office Angels admitted to saying something they regretted. The top blunders include: Losing their temper when criticised Blaming their own poor team-working skills on the incompetence of colleagues Stating "I'm only human" when mistakes are raised Saying their aim in the next six months is to "get a pay rise to buy a new car or flat" MORE ABOUTEmployment