PE 10/30 Performance Review Interview

My mother was the only one who called me Richard, and that was when she was ticked off at me.

* ticked off/tick off: angry or extremely irritated with another

= be teed off with, annoyed at, upset with

ex> I was really ticked off about Janice spilling wine on my favorite shirt last night.

cf> The teacher ticked off each student's name as she called roll.

My co-workers are really friendly and helpful, unlike my last job where there was a lot of backstabbing going on.

* backstabbing: harming a friend's or colleague's reputation or career
ex> In a competitive environment, backstabbing is almost commonplace.

Well, a lot of it is pretty much run-of-the-mill accounting work, but I like dealing with and analyzing numbers, so it's a good fit.

* a good fit: two or more things that work well together
ex> Everyone who meets my girlfriend and I together says that we are a good fit, because she is so quiet and patient and I'm the exact.

I guess everyone wishes they could work less and make more money, but I'm an accountant, so I don't have my head in the clouds when it comes to money.

* head in the clouds/head out of the clouds: a fantasy far beyond one's means

This is your chance to make a case for why you think you deserve a raise, if you'd like.

* make a case for: to argue in favor of something using facts and logic
ex> The lawyer tried to make a case for letting the cancer-stricken suspect go free on humanitarian grounds.