> 1. You're doing a great job. Keep at it. >2. You're doing terribly. We are going to start a paper trail to fire you (aka performance improvement plan). This

> 1. You're doing a great job. Keep at it. >2. You're doing terribly. We are going to start a paper trail to fire you (aka performance improvement plan). This is exactly why I only rate myself 4 or 5 out of 5 on any review I ever have. Normally I'm a quiet, humble person and maybe a little self-effacing. But in performance reviews, I'm always a stellar employee. I learned a long time ago that an honest, uncompromising self evaluation is little more than a signed admission of guilt. If I could remain silent I would, but if I have to document myself with the disadvantage of not knowing the context it's being sent into, I'm not going to give any other party leverage against me. And putting every employee in that position habitually is a recipe for a dehumanizing and demoralizing interaction