Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback

For most managers, the only thing they dread more than going to their own end-of-year performance appraisal is holding end-of-year feedback discussions with their team. Why?

Because the performance appraisal system is unnatural by design. Imagine if we burdened our home relationships with some of the same formal systems we impose at work.“Honey, I’ve decided to give you an end-of-year appraisal.

Your cooking has improved and you’re taking out the trash without being reminded, you get an “Exceeds Expectations” in domestic duties.

“But you’ve been so stressed lately, and it’s been months since you brought me flowers, I have to give romance a B-.”And if your company is using a stack ranking system, made worse with forced ratings quotas, it’s even more tricky.