Every year towards the end, we have to give our manager a list of names so they can request feedback, right?
Im saying director/manager because this person was not my manager until they did the whole mid level management flattening bs last February. My manager is a director, basically.
I would say my total "talk time" with this person over the course of 11 months was in the ballpark of 90 minutes TOTAL.
Well, I got a "feedback request" email this morning requesting feedback on MY DIRECTOR/manager from our VP - it is his boss so, that's typical.. Which I thought was odd because I honestly barely know my director/manager. Why would they give my name to give feedback lol? I'm a lowly i6 so like, I would have assumed they'd choose people who are a bit higher than me and/or those who they actually work WITH?
I feel a bit "flattered" and in some ways safer from layoffs considering this, as generally speaking people don't submit names for feedback unless you like them and think they will speak highly of you. I've also never had to give feedback for a manager before unless it's Tell Dell.
My director/manager has 24 direct reports and the only time I talk to them is during our monthly 1x1's which are always less than like 12 minutes at best lol. It's a running joke between a lot of us in how fast they do 1x1's lol. My director doesn't waste time. Tells me what/if anything he needs to tell me, then asks whats up with me. I say xyz and that's literally it.
I always try to get personable though because I'm very personable and it's just how I am. Maybe they like that, idk lol? Is this normal to be requested to give feedback to your manager for EOY feedback requests?