Soft Skills Engineering · Jamison Dance and Dave Smith
Episode 466: Bad performance review and moving in to the caves
·30 min·2 clips
Dave explains why a 'does not meet expectations' review might secretly be your manager's way of telling you to quit.
As heard by us
A blunt, practical reset on what a bad review may mean when a better job is on the table.
Jameson Dance and Dave Smith treat a bad performance review less as a verdict than as a signal to ask what it is really for. Is it feedback, leverage, or a quiet nudge toward the door?
Why you'd press play
A bad review, a good offer, and a blunt question about where you should spend your work life.
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