should anything in a performance evaluation ever be a surprise?

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager.

When the topic of performance evaluations comes up, you’ll typically hear people say, “Nothing in a performance evaluation should ever be a surprise.”

It’s right in theory, but it’s not that simple. At Inc. today, I wrote about why it can be more complicated than that, and what that means for managers (and employees). You can read it here.

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