After the distribution plan was issued, Shen Hao's workload eased; his main concern now was still the official evaluation.
Last month saw the conclusion of official evaluations in various regions. In truth, the Senior Seventh Grade to Junior Sixth Grade officials under his jurisdiction were not many, yet he still had to complete the final step in their evaluation: the written appraisals.
Once the appraisal comment was written, it was neither sent back nor reported further up, but rather filed directly into the Records Room and attached to each person's dossier.
This essentially served as a performance rating for that year—whether it was "excellent," "average," or "poor"—all would be on record, visible to anyone who needed to check in the future, directly affecting the prospects of these people's official careers. No one would promote someone who routinely received "average" or "poor" appraisals.
