Well they have a purpose: they give the manager the illusion of credibility and power, and the developer they give the illusion that there would be a chance for a raise if he would be just a little better. And let's be honest. We love to be rated and climbing the virtual ladder of getting more points. That's human nature. So in some regards it also gives everybody involved the illusion of meaning.
That is more purpose than most of your work has, if you really look at it from a bird perspective.
> A performance review is supposed to be a tool for learning and career development.
This is the misunderstnading. If a politician says he's going to lower taxes, we laugh about it. But when a CEO says he wants to do performance reviews because he cares about how good his worker bees are we believe it? He mostly cares about his bonus and having people clap at his brilliant presentations.
That is more purpose than most of your work has, if you really look at it from a bird perspective.
> A performance review is supposed to be a tool for learning and career development.
This is the misunderstnading. If a politician says he's going to lower taxes, we laugh about it. But when a CEO says he wants to do performance reviews because he cares about how good his worker bees are we believe it? He mostly cares about his bonus and having people clap at his brilliant presentations.