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> Thankfully my manager told me of it and dismissed it in much the same manner I did but I didn't feel great about being thrust back to junior high school socia
by scott_w 2y ago
> Thankfully my manager told me of it and dismissed it in much the same manner I did but I didn't feel great about being thrust back to junior high school social behavior.
I had an interesting interaction years ago where an engineer in my team shared his fear that a negative peer review would shape his performance review. I made a similar point to him: as the manager, I read all feedback but it’s my judgement as the manager that determines the review.
If I’m just parroting the comments of others and treating the review as just taking the average then I’m no better than Metacritic!
- marcinzm 2y agoIn my experience it's not just the judgement of the manager but the judgement of their whole reporting chain. All of which can read the reviews and may be the ultimate decision makers on promotions/ratings.
- scott_w 2y agoYes, it does depend on the organisation. I do expect my manager to read and have input on my reports, as my team’s outputs indirectly affect my manager’s outputs. I question the value of this the higher up the chain it goes, as managers get more and more removed from the people doing the work. That said, it does happen and it’s not always a good thing. In those situations, you can address the comments directly in the review, or summary, but you can’t directly control what other people take out of the reviews.