Underperforming means whatever your manager wants it to mean. That is why it is bullshit. For instance, after I closed some wide open security holes (0.0.0.0/0 open, no authentication or access control to our $$$ stuff) after several days fair warning the team. My manager called that underperforming because some people don't read their email. I also got hit for doing extra work after hours because it was "not authorized" even though it saved thousands in identifying idle instances. Turns out my manager who recently transplanted from India was just trying to force me to work under another engineer who was still in India. Presumably once that guy had enough manufacture responsibility over here maybe the company would give him a visa.
So shit like this is why so called performance management is bullshit. Performance is not doing what is in the best interest of the team or company. It is whatever is in the best interest for your manager.
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Underperforming means whatever your manager wants it to mean. That is why it is bullshit. For instance, after I closed some wide open security holes (0.0.0.0/0 open, no authentication or access control to our $$$ stuff) after several days fair warning the team. My manager called that underperforming because some people don't read their email. I also got hit for doing extra work after hours because it was "not authorized" even though it saved thousands in identifying idle instances. Turns out my manager who recently transplanted from India was just trying to force me to work under another engineer who was still in India. Presumably once that guy had enough manufacture responsibility over here maybe the company would give him a visa.
So shit like this is why so called performance management is bullshit. Performance is not doing what is in the best interest of the team or company. It is whatever is in the best interest for your manager.