I’m currently working at a hedge fund, and my manager has asked for upward feedback as part of the year-end review process. My manager is excellent at his job but views people as objects, not individuals. I'm not convinced there's any upside in giving honest feedback. I'd love to hear from other monkeys who have experience with this.
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I’m my experience, albeit short, if they are good at the job your honest feedback will be ignored (unless they’ve done something truly bizarre or extremely out of order)
Really comes down to your relationship with your boss.
I have two bosses. I could give one negative feedback. He wouldn't be thrilled, but he would listen and take it into account. There is zero chance I could do the same with the other.
As someone who's had a boss that truly views employees as objects and not people too, it sounds like a trap whether intentional or not. Maybe another PM friend of his said he does this, and your boss gets the temporary urge to do the same but doesn't really have the temperament to do it right and will just react negatively. But I'm making some assumptions on my experiences, only you can know about your boss. Mine would've never even considered doing it in the first place, and it would have devolved into something nasty quite quickly. Unless you have some minor legitimate complaint you can voice, I'd play it safe and stick to vague generalities. Because if someone is not used to receiving feedback, they are probably going to get defensive if you hit them with anything specific.
Not a good risk reward here lol
Exactly. Just smile and nod.
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I won't go as far as to say it is a trap but it seems nothing good comes of this.
Tell your boss what you like about his working style / what you would like to see more of in the future. That way, you are delivering feedback, that could help you, but without the risk of negative feedback.
This. Also it's a good idea in general not just at annual review time.
Sounds like fun working at Bridgewater lmao
I disagree with the posters here - you can always phrase things negatively or positively, and people tend to respond better to positive.
Example 1: Mr. X treats his people as objects rather than human beings.
Example 2: I've noticed ABC things that Mr. X has done in the past year to promote better [work life balance / career trajectory / communication / humanity / etc.] - I think these have been really positive for group morale and the firm will benefit from this greatly in the future.
Agree but a lots of seniors can see through this kind of language. What you said it good advice but one really needs to assess the relationship he/she has with said manager before spinning things in such manner
Agreed that most seniors can see through it, but I maintain that it's still the move.
Keep in mind, on most review platforms it will ask you for at least one area of improvement or development etc. A senior who isn't a prick will recognize that you're playing ball with them by using this section to pad their review more rather than damage it.
What helped you realize that the last manager was low IQ?
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