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		humbleharbinger on Oct 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: 20% of LinkedIn's recent layoffs were mana... I never criticize a manager. It has very limited upside on the off chance that a manager takes my feedback seriously. OTOH the downside is tremendous. I don't think feedback in a corporate setting from someone you have power over can be relied on.

baby on Oct 17, 2023 [–]

This. It would be suicidal to leave a manager a bad review. The only thing that works is anonymous feedback which is how Meta/Facebook is so effective at getting rid of bad managers.

eru on Oct 17, 2023 | [–]

Either anonymous feedback, or leaving the team or even company.

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