Back to Feedback — Episode 1
This is the first post in a series I've been building for a while: Back to Feedback. The premise is simple — take four years of real performance review feedback and turn each recurring pattern into a practical lesson for software quality professionals. No theory. Just "here's what actually happened, and here's what I did about it."
I'm starting with the pattern that, in hindsight, sits at the root of almost everything else: knowledge sharing.
Where it came from
This one showed up across multiple review cycles, in different words, from different people. The first time, it came as a gentle nudge — something along the lines of "you could inspire others to do what you're doing." Later, a technical talk I gave on quality metrics was specifically called out as a positive example. But also as a one-off. Something that happened once and didn't become a habit.
