Choose review actions that make an underperformance rating specific, fair, and actionable.
The hard review Chris is below expectations on delivery quality. The team also lost a QA partner, which made the work harder. A fair review must hold the standard and acknowledge context. Underperformance structure Rating -> Evidence -> Context -> Checkpoint The manager should be direct about the rating, concrete about evidence, honest about context, and specific about the next reviewable checkpoint. Shortcut Long reassurance before the rating. The employee leaves with clarity, not just disappointment. Softening the rating usually increases ambiguity, not kindness. 01 State rating 02 Handle context 03 Now you try State the rating Opening
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