Explaining their side of the story, the engineer wrote, “I asked what data points they used to evaluate my performance. I delivered 40 stories out of the last 90 stories released by the team, with a team size of seven.”
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While some questioned whether there could be more to the story, many agreed that employees should receive clear feedback and an opportunity to improve before facing termination.
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They further claimed that arriving around five minutes late to daily stand up meetings because of an unavoidable medical appointment was later cited as a performance issue, even though the client team and engineering manager had been informed in advance and had no objections.
A third said, “Performance reviews should include client feedback, especially if the client works with you every day.”
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Another user added, “You deserve better. I hope you find a company that values your work instead of monitoring your online status.”
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The employee also disputed claims about a higher than expected bug rate, saying many of the production defects they handled were not originally assigned to them but were prioritised because they affected live systems.
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The engineer also criticised mandatory AI training sessions, saying they had little relevance to the team’s actual work, and alleged that employees were expected to constantly keep their Slack and Microsoft Teams statuses active while working remotely.
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One user wrote, “Name and shame the company. This culture has to change.”
Another commented, “Unfortunately, many service based companies still treat remote employees this way.”
