It is sadly. And unfortunately, it's still a commonplace measure even at the "best" companies. They say "oh it's not the only measure" ofc. Anything to downpla

It is sadly. And unfortunately, it's still a commonplace measure even at the "best" companies. They say "oh it's not the only measure" ofc. Anything to downplay it to ICs. But then you chat with your jaded manager and you hear echoes of the insanity that goes on in performance review calibration and you aren't so sure about those qualifiers anymore..