“Performance reviews are institutional gaslighting where your worth gets negotiated by someone who doesn't do your job.”
Agree
- Managers lack context to evaluate technical work
- Subjective ratings masquerade as objective assessment
- Politics matters more than actual performance always
- System designed to justify predetermined pay decisions
Disagree
- Accountability requires some evaluation structure
- Feedback helps people grow when delivered well
- Peer reviews and metrics provide objective data
- Perfect system doesn't exist, imperfect beats nothing
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