“Performance reviews are theater — they're used to justify decisions managers already made, not to actually develop people”
Agree
- Outcomes predetermined before review meetings
- Documentation for HR not development
- Raises already decided by budget constraints
- Subjective criteria enables bias
- Real feedback happens informally or never
Disagree
- Structured feedback benefits employee growth
- Creates accountability for managers
- Documentation protects everyone legally
- Good managers use them effectively
- Process matters even if imperfect
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