[121789]

Do you want to get promoted or get a really good review, or are you ok with a standard review? If you’re fine with a standard review

1. Be on good terms with your manager

2. Be on good terms with your team

3. Work on some things that are higher impact

4. Make sure your work is visible publicly

That’s it. There are a ton of optimizations that people talk about to “game” the system, but if you simply do the things above you don’t have to worry about it. If you’re trying to get extra bonus or a promotion, you need to optimize those areas, but that’s completely up to you. PSC is completely overhyped

[esel2k]

Agree on these 4 elements - but in reality it’s not always as clear. 1- just pretend to like him and be nice 2- be a good colleague, don’t put others down in public. They don’t need to be your friends. 3- this one is harder. Here its about marketing your projects, products. That’s my most difficult area. I wanted to work on the next hot project but was not selected. Any advice? 4- again internal marketing. Make beautiful slides and slightly overpromise (I know people won’t like it but you need to make management dream a bit).

[coffeefirst]

5. Work for people who will be straight with you about what they expect and how you're doing.

The ambiguity is a big part of what drives anxiety, and it's totally unnecessary.

[civicsquid]

Yeah I am fine with being at my current level with a meets-all for a bit. I just was promoted to IC5 at the beginning of the year and people were giving me some really surprising feedback on how hard it would be to succeed.

This is the first time I didn't take PSC super super seriously so we'll see how it goes. I put in quite a bit of effort still, but I'm not spending 8+ hours like it seems some other people do.