Should I complain to the HR or just keep mum?
I got a very poor performance review for the last year, even though I did well and delivered business goals. I highlighted my contributions in the self-assessment but the a***"le manager deliberately put flaws in them and belittled everything on the pretext of one thing or the other. Hence, I got a very poor performance review and bonus. He and his good for nothing skip manager told me that it was a collective decision and just refused to listen, whatever I said. Now, I'm infuriated as not I just lost my bonus, got a poor appraisal but suspect that this might be an effort from them, to set up the stage or background, for belittling me even further. Although, I'm in no mood to stay and don't have any other offer at hand, I just don't want to let go off this easily and be as bitter and damaging to them as possible. So, should I file an integrity or harrassment/retaliation complaint against them, or should I wait till I get an exit opportunity and I look then stab them?
Complaining to HR will have the opposite of the intended effect. HR is there to protect the interests of the company, not you.
But isn't fixing such toxic people and managers, in the favor of the company? Not letting talent and hard work getting undermined by politics and petty attitude, in the favor of the company?
No, that sounds like too much work. Easier to manage you out.
Performance reviews are ALWAYS subjective and open to interpretation. Were you on good terms with your manager? Is this your first bad perf review? Has the manager hinted that you may not be performing in the past? All these are ominous signs of an upcoming PIP. Also, HR is for the benefit of the company, not you. They will always protect the company. I would start looking out
You sound too personal with this guy. Life is too short to hold grudges over assholes. Move on and find something you like
No, don't complaints to HR. It's MIT going to get you anything. Put your energy in right direction to find another job.
And just forgive him for all the bad behavior, damage and harrassment that he meted out to me?
Dude, if it's physical, written or verbal abuse. Yes. But asking to work more, making you down... No. Direct your energy to the right direction. I'm on the same boat. Level M, dealing with lot of politics. Tired.
What about your 1:1 with your manager last year? Any hint in those meetings regarding your performance? Anything in emails? Any other alerts?
The 1:1 were a harrassment. He didn't listen to me at all and would just bark his rubbish. He didn't deserve to be a manager at all. He sent only one email when I was on PTO towards the end of the year, saying that he couldn't find my code commits and some more rubbish. He explicitly said that it would be either me or him that would remain in the organization but whatever he says doesn't prove anything. He twisted everything.
Ohh, so he did raised the concerns. so once he raised the concerns, did you justify your end of the story? Your commits were actually missing?
How is your managers reputation with his higher ups? That matters a LOT. You can complain all you want but if his reputation is that of an "achiever" then it will backfire really bad for you. Also hope this language you are using is only here. DO NOT get aggressive in front of your HR (if and when you do choose to escalate this). Good luck!
Let it go and move on. Clear your head first so you’re not running from something.
True. Blind is such a good place to vent.
Believe in Karma and move on. If you believe in Hinduism,Buddhism let Karma handle it or in Christianity, Islam judgement day shall take care of it.
Please change your job. One thing I learnt in my career is that to succeed you need to have people on your side. You need to have people who want you to succeed. Even in the off chance that you "win" this situation and get them to give a decent appraisal, the fact doesn't change that they don't like you or they don't like your work. Once you see this, you need to move on. Think strategically!
Curious what you think hr would do here? Give you a bonus?
Acknowledge that the assessment is wrong and biased. Hence, taking some corrective measure like removing him or shifting me to another team.
That would only happen if this is a pattern. If more folks have complained about the manager. If not and you are the only exception, then it’s you who go because neither manager nor HR like constantly vocal and unhappy employee. Leadership see them as poisoning the proverbial well. So they are gotten rid of pronto
Start interviewing at other companies.
If I were to complain, would it be better when the incident and the wound is fresh, or when I'm definitely jumping the boat?