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submitted 9 months ago by fololzidos@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Okay so I work in one of those amazing tech companies where you have to submit 360 feedbacks every 6 months & will be PIPed etc. As here because unfortunately the programming related communities seem pretty inactive.

My former manager had putted me on a PIP before switching teams (first time ever in my 10 YOE). I somehow managed to survive that and now was asked to provide a 360 feedback for this old manager who PIPed me.

I didn’t bother to answer the request, but now the skip level of that manager reached out via Slack and wants my feedback because they’re having „additional calibration sessions“. He asked me to provide it via Slack „to save time“.

I asked ChatGPT to word it in corporate speak so it sounds diplomatic even though it’s like 70% „constructive feedback“, but I’m wondering if I have anything to gain from this.

Would you send the feedback? Is it weird that they want it via Slack when it takes like 2 minutes more to fill this out in Workday?

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[-] fololzidos@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

It‘s the skip level of my former manager who’s reaching out now, but otherwise correct. Yeah my concern is about confidentiality and possible retaliation. Like it would be helpful to share the feedback but not at my own expense. So I guess I’m trying to weigh the risks here.

[-] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 19 points 9 months ago

At least in my experience, if a skip level is contacting you about feedback they normally know something isn't right and want to gather examples. Just give objective feedback with specific examples of when you have seen it.

[-] fololzidos@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

I kind of thought the same so I tried to be as objective as possible and submitted the feedback

[-] xkforce@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Create a paper trail.

[-] Floufym@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

For a non English speaking person, what is a « skip level » person ?

[-] CopernicusQwark@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I'm guessing it's the manager of the former manager.

[-] fololzidos@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago
[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I could go into chat GPT, say that you were asked to give 360 feedback for someone and you’re worried about retaliation. Then give it the top 2 or 3 things you’d like to highlight.

For example, if you want to talk about micromanaging, you could say:

"I believe there's an opportunity to foster a more autonomous work environment. Empowering team members with greater decision-making responsibilities could lead to increased productivity."

That pretty constructive and bland.

[-] fololzidos@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Thanks for the idea, I’ve actually done that to make sure everything is as PC as possible and formulated in a positive way and decide to submit the feedback.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -1 points 9 months ago

"I have no comments I feel would be helpful at this point."

In my experience, there's never been anything positive to come from upward feedback.

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