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Do 100% of people deserve positive feedback? I'm not against positive feedback or denying that it has positive benefits to employees, but the cynic in me just

• abstractbill 16y ago
  The problem, in my experience, is that people will never hesitate to give you negative feedback if your performance is in any way mediocre, whereas doing good things is often rewarded by a deafening silence.
• mtviewdave 16y ago
  "Do 100% of people deserve positive feedback?" Yes. If someone is working for you, and you have the ability to fire them, but don't, then they must be doing something right. That something deserves positive feedback.
  • wlievens 16y ago
    In theory, sure. There's a gray area where you're not quite content with the employee, but the employee is making some progress, so you may want to hold out. But surely in that case frequent feedback is a must (to guide the progress) so I guess your point stands. And in many cases the manager doing the technical supervising isn't in charge of the hiring and the firing.
• jcw 16y ago
  A little encouragement can inspire someone to do better.