Atlassian ditches ‘brilliant jerks’ in performance review overhaul

Re:Atlassian ditches ‘brilliant jerks’ in performance review... by ps101 on Friday July 19, 2019 @06:26AM (#20477421)

being opposed != being obnoxious

Being opposed should be encouraged even if it's just a way to internally test ideas; being obnoxious should be discouraged.

You, your team and your manager should be able to make that distinction. If work at a place where disagreement is systemically taken personally, look for another place to work at.

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Re:Atlassian ditches ‘brilliant jerks’ in performance review... by elif on Friday July 19, 2019 @07:05AM (#20477584)

Of course opposed != obnoxious

The problem is that if 9/10 have a bad idea, the 9 decide whether the dissenter is simply opposed or obnoxious.

Or it could be that only 3/10 have a bad idea, and 6/10 are afraid to side with 1/10 out of fear of likewise being considered obnoxious.

Any filter on honesty is a hazard IMO.

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Re:Atlassian ditches ‘brilliant jerks’ in performance review... by wolfgke on Friday July 19, 2019 @07:04AM (#20477579)

> Being opposed should be encouraged even if it's just a way to internally test ideas; being obnoxious should be discouraged.

The lines between "opposed" and "obnoxious" are very blurry and depend a lot on whether the respective person is very socially adept or not.

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