Not once in eight years has it reflected my actual performance. I'm not complaining because any were negative. I'm complaining because I don't understand why they even bother. So much in this company is just performative cr-p for mgmt to cover their as--s.
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I mean yeah, nobody really reads the reviews from other people but they do come in handy IF push comes to shove.
So, last Spring they flattened middle management and basically demoted Sr. Managers into a consultant/PM position. Our group was put under a new director - who was my managers boss - and long story short...
My previous manager basically told me that nobody actually looks at those reviews and it's just something they have to do. I never submitted an EOY performance bs because new boss never asked for it.
They are quite literally just a check box for HR that managers "have" to do.
@OP Performance reviews are nothing but fiction. I had a manager once tell me all the things I could have done differently on a particular project. I gently reminded him I wasn't even involved in that project and that he had asked me to work on other priorities over the past year. When he realized his mistake, he was too embarrassed and proud to change it. What a total d-mb a-s!!
I had to go to his manager to prove it and get him to change it because it was all negative nonsense. I hadn't even been involved in that project.
I am convinced most managers have no clue what their people are working on because they don't stay connected with them on a regular basis. At performance review time, all they do is spend all their time writing fiction that doesn't even apply.
Dell management is total SHI-T!!
Yes they are a joke - especially when you are asked to write your own then the manager comes in and adjusts them to their own perception.
But what is the alternative? If you don't get them, then are complaints that people are not receiving feedback.
At least now they are somewhat tied to the merit increases and bonuses. A few years ago they were offset by 6 months which was ridiculous.
Now retired, but over the years I can say that I got maybe 8-10 well written reviews that offered more insightful feedback and not just a rubber stamp. Managers don't like giving them unless they are really positive and have a decent reward attached to them.
I know folks where their company does not give reviews and they complain as well.
No great answer - but they do come in handy when the manager is dealing with a slacker who is eventually let go (i.e. they gave the person a heads up on performance). For top performers - they usually just want a promo and really don't care about what's written.