> Your premise is that the manager is dishonest in his user manual, and then also incompetent and stupid. It doesn't take any of those to reach the well-meanin

> Your premise is that the manager is dishonest in his user manual, and then also incompetent and stupid. It doesn't take any of those to reach the well-meaning conclusion that something like this is useful. The premise is that the intent of the manager is completely lost when translating a personal, context-dependent and culture-dependent feeling into words. Only someone with a very similar background to the manager will understand what is actually meant. Rather than putting it in writing, it's important to be the person they are trying to convey that they are, and let their employees make up their own mind whether they appreciate honest feedback.