33 things you should never say during a performance review

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If you work for someone other than yourself, you're likely to receive an annual performance review from your boss.

"When done well, reviews can greatly benefit both the employee and employer," says Darlene Price, president of Well Said, Inc., and author of "Well Said! Presentations and Conversations That Get Results." "Unfortunately, not everyone makes the most of these meetings."

Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of "The Humor Advantage," says it's tempting and all too easy if you are on the receiving end of a review to express frustration at the

"Save those conversations for another time when you can have a constructive conversation about what needs to change to improve the process."

To help ensure you get what you want and deserve out of your next review, avoid the following phrases:

'But that's not in my job description,' or, 'But that's not my responsibility.' 

"Expressing these sentiments raises the ire of any supervisor because it makes you look like you are more concerned about shirking responsibility than you are about doing what needs to be done to help the team or organization succeed," says Kerr. "Managers want people who will do whatever needs doing regardless of whose responsibility it is."

'I'm not paid to ... ' or 'I'm not paid enough to ... '

Again, this makes you sound not only defensive, but as though you are shirking responsibility and merely interested in doing the bare minimum required to get by, Kerr says.

'If you think I'm bad you should see ... '

Don't point fingers. A performance review is rarely, if ever, the time to talk about other colleagues, especially in a critical way. Kerr says this makes you look petty and as though you are passing the blame around or making excuses.