Appraisals for software engineers: Microsoft and Amazon are using performance reviews to decide who gets sacked
Microsoft is yet again preparing for another round of layoffs while focusing on performance based workforce reduction, reported Fortune. The technology giant Microsoft which is now valued at $3.1 trillion will be carefully evaluating the underperforming employees across the various departments.
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According to Fortune, several career experts have actually identified numerous red flags that could put the employees at risk of termination. These risks include consistently missing performance goals and KPIs, demonstrating a lack of engagement and effort, showing resistance to change and displaying poor collaboration skills.
More than that, additional performance risks are also there which involves missing critical deadlines, delivering subpar work, being openly critical of colleagues, refusing to adopt new tools or processes, ignoring feedback and failing to communicate clearly, asserted Fortune. Gabrielle Davis from Indeed put an emphasis on the fact that many of these factors are actually avoidable through self evaluation and transparent communication with the management.
Keith Spencer from ResumeNow also now highlights an additional critical point which is employees must actively promote their achievements to ensure their contributions are recognized. Thus, failing to advocate
