#performancereview

My manager is giving me same copy pasted comments since past 5-6 quarter.

Why do we need to spend hours putting thoughts into how our work impacted our teams when the manager simply just adds one line and copy pastes same sh-t from previous quarters?

Is this normal?? What's an easy way to confront about this?

I have tried asking "I see some comments which overlapped previous quarter,
Would it be fair to say I'm not improving considering same commentary "

To which they blabber about something totally irrelevant to my performance

In a conversation with a colleague in September she was talking about performance reviews for January 2026. This person is not a manager. We were talking about the forced distribution of poor performance reviews. She relayed to me that mine would be Inconsistently Meets. My review is due in January 2026

Seems odd that that year I turned 65 my performance rating went down from my past 21 years of employment. My work ethic has not changed. I have added to my skill set. I’ve taken on more responsibility.

Are there any long-timers that know how performance review rankings affect your chance of escaping these quarterly layoffs? Are only those with the "1" rank relatively safe?

Does Wells wait until at least the first performance review or do they layoff even before that?

Do Wells Fargo have a history of paying or new employees, or do they wait for at least the first performance review?(Mid year for me)

Overheard in the hallway that managers are being forced to rank their teams across all the ratings, even the lower ratings.

Has anyone heard this ??

We have a culture of fear now at WF that has destroyed innovation with all of us walking on eggshells

For two years straight I have not written mid-year or year-end comments for myself and it’s had no impact on me. I am a director reporting to a senior director. I write constructive comments for my directs, but I just don’t care and feel that no one ever reads my comments anyway. I just feel like it has no bearing on the 1.25% merit increase, so why bother?

So, what actually happens if someone doesn’t stick to the 5-day RTO policy? Will managers just note it during performance reviews, meaning it could impact our bonuses or raises? Just wondering what steps Truist expects managers to take with team members who don’t follow the policy.

Any idea when the discussion will start

I wondered if anyone heard about claims facing RIF. I thought about it through out the year as I filled out my performance review but haven’t heard a single thing or received any emails about my performance in general. Quarterly bonuses end up in my check with no communication or anything sent about them. It’s giving … you’re here for a short time.

Why are we doing this? To make the managers job easier because they just got that position because the previous manager found greener pastures at another bank? Do they not know that we all use Copilot or ChatGBT to complete these things just to get them over with?

We usually start doing our year end this time of the year in Workday. Somehow the performance review form is not available online. My manager asked everybody to write up performance review in a document this morning and send it to him. Very strange

Has anyone had performance reviews this year? Any raises?

Does anyone even bother with the Self Evaluation anymore? I’ve done it every year, but nothing from it ever makes it into my annual performance review. Management seems to decide ratings, bonuses, and merit increases without taking it into account.

Our management is saying we have to do it, but enterprise wide email says its optional across the company. Is there any actual consequence for skipping it? Honestly, it feels like the outcomes come annual review are predetermined anyway.....

Does anyone have any information about what was going to happen in December with compensation? The messaging we got was that it is just a salary update for some people but not for everyone. Initially we had thought it would be across the board.

For anyone with Humana that is held to certain metrics (which I'd imagine is all roles but I don't know), how many of you weren't even told of them until March-April (which has been typical for many years), then you have your mid year review a couple months later of course. Makes no sense. It's not been right for Humana to do that and ultimately grade us on the entire year when we do not even know the metrics we'll be held to until 2nd quarter. This has affected a lot of people's bonuses year to year, and has caused undue stress and pressure on people. I cannot even count how many of my peers have had stress, depression, nervous breakdowns etc. Now they are grading us differently for end of year this year, and I wonder how that will go. To be held to 95% and greater on metrics for the YEAR and not even know what they will be until 2nd quarter sure sounds like a calculated move. Class action?

Super sad to see what TR is becoming and just corporate in general. I can’t say who or how I know due to confidentiality but I found out some managers goals are to reduce people on their team by implementing AI/automation. It is literally apart of their performance review. I was sad to find this out. My morale is shot.

Hm, do we usually have the self reflection at this time of the year?

Something fishy going

So I was hoping to get promoted since last year, my manager is horrible and did not promote last year and gave me hope for this year with extra work. I did everything and beyond this year but my manager still rated me met expectations and said no scope for promotion this year. I dont agree with it and want to go to my Director or MD. What will happen if i donot acknowledge my met expectations review? Will i not get performance bonus also?

Performance/Talent reviews are happening now for Director levels and above. Districts will consist of around 10 stores. SMs will take on a larger roll and accountability will increase from Rep level up. No more minimum threshold. Basically you hit your quota or get out starting 1st quarter once holiday traffic slows and less staff is needed. It’s going to be an apocalypse in retail for the bottom feeders.

Why would Verizon waste time and resources asking employees to add their accomplishments if they’re getting rid of them? The portal is opening around November 24th. Whoever got the email might be safe — but who knows

How can anyone respect the CEO when he continues to get huge raises despite crazy bad performance. The best was JB who was the mastermind of the collapse he not only got a bunch of raises and bonuses, he was asked to leave and got a heroes send off and is staying on the board.

Really? You kept him on the board?

I had my best selling year and results in 20 years, got a lousy 3 review, was told that JB didn't want anyone above a 3, my boss said he gave me a 5 and it was downgraded to a 3 because JB didn't think anyone deserved more than a 3.

Myself in multiple colleagues across the organization have had their performance review numbers brought down from 3.5s to 2.9. We have been advised that these decisions are being made from upper management.

I’d like to also advise none of us in our history with wag have ever received anything other than a 3.5 or above.

Anyone else having their numbers brought down? Or believe this is a just a tactic by Sycamore to prevent employees from getting any merit raise at all?

HR did this the first year of Bora Bora and did it again. I'm not sure if this is for all departments but its definitely for mine. My manager showed the direct email from HR because of fear of the teams reactions and blaming him. all year ends were already submitted and HR required each person to be Brought down by one score level so not a single person got a 1 score. Assumingly like last time the yearly raise will be almost nothing.

Wondering what date in 2026 my rating has been determined for 2025 and cannot be changed. Thanks!

Be prepared because we all know this is happening even though they deny it. As a mgr i can confirm they are absolutely reducing teams 25% and behind your reporting mgrs back. Most of my team was entered to meet by me and all of them show below after i went in and looked. Im not delivering any reviews when i did not do this and cannot tell people why it was done. Beyond pathetic and unethical. Open up a case with HR and ethics. Im telling you anyone below will be fired without severance but with an active case they will offer you something to avoid a lawsuit

Does anyone have insight into whether or not performance reviews will factor into decision making or is it just algorithm based or what?

Not sure if anyone’s aware. To give you the insider knowledge TR does stack ranking it’s an evil practice. Look it up if you don’t know. And don’t ask me how I know. Just know word spreads around.

Is 6 too short? How about 7 or 7.5?
Will this be included in performance review?

I joined BNY in Lake Mary this year as an associate full stack engineer. Got a "meets expectations" during my mid year. Will I be an easy target for the 25% of employees that are being marked as "below expectations" for the end of year?

On the other side, how are bonuses if I get a meets or exceeds? I've heard $1000, 1500, and $3,000 from others I work with.

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When HR got rid of proper performance reviews, when they got rid of individual merit. When they began to believe that the manager was more important than the individual contributor in delivering what was required....

Isn’t it or shouldn’t it be illegal to force managers to rank employees and making sure at least one or more are below a meets? Between layoffs and firings departments got rid of low performers now only to leave the existing employees to pick up the departed employees work and now some to be hit with a not meets. and if managers don’t do this then they get the not meets.

Something seriously needs to give. We get they want to get rid of tenured skilled knowledgeable and possibly higher paid employees so they can bring in lower paid college grads but do they seriously not realize the risk they are opening themselves to? It’s a matter of time before the regs hit again and this time it’s bc of the lessening of controls and people working that have no idea what a control even is let alone fix a problem. Then they will want to bring back all the knowledge that the let go.

Being made to submit your comments for your year end performance review halfway through October is very fair, isn't it.

Don't forget to fill out your common review to highlight all your accomplishments over the year and also submit your peer reviews. If you go above and beyond and are a high performer management will reward you with a low merit score of a 2 or 3 and give you no bonus only to give 3 and 4 scores to those who kiss their behinds and are their favorites. Then place you on a CAP if your lucky only to lay you off. Also, please fill out your survey as they care about your feedback

Go into workday, under your profile somewhere there is a documents option. Find your old reviews (they go back as far as 2018),download them, and email them your home email. They’ll be invaluable for utilizing ChatGPT to help with your resume.

What is this FA test sent out with extreme urgency? Seams like finding reasons to layoff staff!!?

How do employees counter when Management tries to gives us a “needs improvement” rating (rather than a “Meets”) on our year-end review when we were moved into a new role? Of course there is going to be a learning curve, but I feel like we are being unfairly rated because we never asked to be moved into this new role…was voluntold.

I feel like Management will try and use this as a reason to justify a lower rating and/or as justification for eventually laying us off. What can we write in our end of year self-eval to give us some worth or value.

BTW, their justification in the past is that even though your daily responsibilities are totally different and new skill sets, it still falls under the same job title description. Total BS in my opinion.

Asset cap lifted so they want attrition at all costs. Spoke to someone in the know today and they said they will document how many hours you are in the office and if less than 8 then will hurt your performance reviews. Eventually when it’s time to clip people, those with review issues are gonzo. Oh how I miss Stumpf.