Well, as I said, it depends on the company -- and also what level of work you're doing and what level of colleagues you have. Some situations, yes, your feedba

Well, as I said, it depends on the company -- and also what level of work you're doing and what level of colleagues you have. Some situations, yes, your feedback is being given to document your underperformance. I'm in general not talking about that kind of feedback. At that stage, my comment (and probably the entire article about how to give constructive feedback) is inapplicable. For feedback that is at the level of (and people operating at the level of) "you're doing good work, here's how to improve", then I think my statements are true. If you're getting put on a PIP, then you've got deeper problems, and sure, your feedback is not a gift. No subtle gift is going to help you at that point.