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Spent five years stressing about quarterly reviews until I saw a coworker's total lack of prep still get promoted
She just told them what she wanted and acted like it was fact, and after watching that I stopped writing 3-page brag sheets and started walking in with three bullet points, and my reviews actually got better has anyone else noticed the prep work is mostly theater?
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the_holly10d agoMost Upvoted
The "mostly theater" part hit home for me. I read somewhere that performance reviews are basically a storytelling contest, not a data dump. Managers mostly want a quick, confident story they can remember and repeat to their boss. So three bullet points make total sense - it forces you to pick the strongest, most obvious wins instead of burying them in a pile of less important stuff.
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murphy.linda10d ago
And being forced to pick just three really makes you cut the fluff and own your actual best work.
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