[el_dev_hell]

I've lied, and will continue to lie, on every "360 feedback" form I've been required to fill out. Mostly because I've seen the backend of the 360 feedback system and know it's not truly anon.

In my general opinion, negative feedback is very helpful for personal development. Most people will also have some resentment towards the bearer of negative feedback.

It's not my job to make my manager a better person if it means I miss out on a cushy pay bump next review.

[nitishrddy]

So the concern here is that the feedback is not truly anonymous because someone from HR or IT is able to view the data? If run by a completely 3rd party tool, would that make you comfortable?

[el_dev_hell]

Sorry for the late reply.

andrei_says_ seems to have reached into my brain and answered your question perfectly.

I don't think I would change my approach when using a third party tool. The personal downside of giving potentially harsh honest feedback outweighs any benefit for the "greater company" in my mind.

[andrei_says_]

Not the OP but NO because it’s HR that pays for the feedback SAAS product and any 3rd party company needs to bend backward to sell it to them.

[nitishrddy]

Hmm got it and totally agree with your point! In fact, for 360Katas, the product we are building, we are exploring if there could be an alternate revenue model so that we can avoid this :)

For now, it is free and we do not provide any admin features. Any individual can commission feedback for themselves and only they will be able to view their feedback :)