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Even within an office, it's a general rule of office politics that when asked, if you can say something good about someone without lying, you should do so, and
by lsc 9y ago
Even within an office, it's a general rule of office politics that when asked, if you can say something good about someone without lying, you should do so, and you should generally avoid saying bad things about other people.
I mean, there are exceptions, but at the individual contributor level, that's a pretty good heuristic.
- scrrr 9y agoIMHO this is a good comment. It explains why ratings tend to be inflated, but I think it also indirectly asks in what kind of society we want to live. (I think our profession is vulnerable to unadjusted people making the rules for the rest.)