The problem with direct peer feedback is that, when collected imprecisely, it can disproportionately affect the overall review structure. I've worked at a compa

The problem with direct peer feedback is that, when collected imprecisely, it can disproportionately affect the overall review structure. I've worked at a company where the review structure let employees pick who were going to give input on their reviews. This meant that, depending on how you selected your reviewers, you could just stack the system. It doesn't seem like a good system if the person being reviewed can just select friends for reviews. Conversely, if you only sample a select group, you can surface grudges. An employee with a grudge can be "honest" in their feedback and completely turn a review. It's just subjective all the way down. You could have managers "interpret" the results and compile them, but that leaves their own biases.