This reminds me of employee work reviews in Germany when they leave, that are mandated by law to be positive (not kidding). The result is that it spawned a new

This reminds me of employee work reviews in Germany when they leave, that are mandated by law to be positive (not kidding). The result is that it spawned a new code language for HR people (there are dictionaries) that "translate" the review. Everybody is polite.. For instance the level of praise in with the various points indicates a scoring. Here are a few examples: He showed understanding for his work. -> He did not do anything. He did all the work with great diligence and interest. -> Eager, but not very efficient. He tried to do his job justice. -> The will was there, more unfortunately not. He has used his skills. -> He did what he could. That was not much. Here is a Google Translated page about it: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Farbeits-abc.de%2Fformulierungen-im-arbeitszeugnis-und-ihre-bedeutung%2F&edit-text=&act=url https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&pr...