1. It’s often given as part of performance review, and as such is shared with others (not just for you) and can negatively affect your career / promotions. Also, due to that, people game the feedback system and it becomes more of a reflection of how many allies you made.
2. In the US, with employment at will, feedback can be seen as a gateway to getting fired
3. It supports a culture of “you always have to improve yourself”, which rubs me wrong.
I do believe that feedback does improve people though, but I wish there was a system in place where feedback was 1:1 and not part of a broader performance review process.
1. It’s often given as part of performance review, and as such is shared with others (not just for you) and can negatively affect your career / promotions. Also, due to that, people game the feedback system and it becomes more of a reflection of how many allies you made.
2. In the US, with employment at will, feedback can be seen as a gateway to getting fired
3. It supports a culture of “you always have to improve yourself”, which rubs me wrong.
I do believe that feedback does improve people though, but I wish there was a system in place where feedback was 1:1 and not part of a broader performance review process.