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I help software engineers think like senior devs, even without the title. Click to read Tokyo Tech Lead, by Adler Hsieh, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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What I'm Reading When I Write Your Performance Review
One of my engineers once asked me, "What do I need to do to get a top rating this year?"They expected me to talk about delivering small tasks and big projects. Their assumption: after they finish those projects, they will get a good rating.Yes. That's rou
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The Performance Review Timeline Nobody Explains to You
Your performance review always starts with a form, asking you about:"What did you accomplish this year? What expectations from the career ladder that you have fulfilled?" You fill it out honestly, focused on your own work.So it makes sense to think the re
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What Engineers Do All Year to Get Great Ratings?
Early in my career as an engineer, a peer said something that stuck with me."Isn't performance review the manager's job? Why do we have to write a self-assessment? They should already know everything."At the time, I thought they had a point.Now I'm a mana
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Your Manager Already Decided Your Rating. You Just Don't Know It Yet.
I used to think performance reviews were a Q4 problem.As an engineer, I assumed the review cycle was simple: you present your achievements, the manager reviews, and a fair result comes out. The rating reflects all the hard work that you did this year.Now
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Your Performance Review Feedback Makes No Sense. Here's Why.
When I was a software engineer, my manager once told me during a performance review: "You're doing a good job, but we expect you to have a bigger impact."That was it. No examples or direction.I followed up. "So what should I do next?"His answer: "That's y
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