Workers Get Additional Feedback with Software and More Frequent Reviews
Some employers aren’t satisfied with annual reviews, so they are critiquing employees more often, either in old-fashioned meetings or with high-tech software.
Some companies have implemented quarterly, weekly and even daily feedback, the Wall Street Journal reports. “With many younger workers used to instant feedback—from text messages to Facebook and Twitter updates—annual reviews seem too few and far between,” the story says.
At Grasshopper LLC, billed as a phone service for entrepreneurs, managers meet with workers every two weeks to discuss performance and set goals. Company co-founder David Hauser says the frequent meetings help catch mistakes and ease tensions. “Instead of these big scary meetings, there are frequent meetings with much less pressure,” he tells the Wall Street Journal.
Facebook uses a software program called Rypple that allows workers to critique each other, the story says. The program resembles the Facebook site, allowing workers to “like” their colleagues’ work, seek suggestions and award virtual badges. Facebook managers rely on the summaries for twice-a-year reviews.
