At my current company, this past review cycle was my fifth. The hardest ones were the first two—when you’re still unfamiliar with the process and unsure about what’s expected of you. What helps me now, and why have I already started preparing for the next one? I’ve structured my experience into different periods, each of which can be approached separately at various stages of the review cycle. 💪 Preparation Period: End of the last performance review → Start of the next performance review➤ Read more...

Once, Hemingway made a bet that he could write the shortest story capable of scaring anyone… He won the bet: Performance Review. Let’s break down what this is, why it always seems to sneak up on you, and whether there’s anything you can do about it. In short, it’s the process of summarizing your work over a specific period. You can find more details here. The existence of such a process indicates a certain level of maturity in a company, but it needs to work correctly to avoid causing you headaches (after all, you came to write code, not reports for managers).➤ Read more...