Why Millennials Hate the Performance Review System!

Why Millennials Hate the Performance Review System!

Why do Millennials hate the performance review system?

The short answer is lack of explanation of the company process and no follow through with the elements required to make the process successful! 

In order to actually motivate Millennial employees to perform their best, a performance management system should be timely and tied closely to organizational and  personal goals.  Timeliness to Millennials means daily or weekly meetings with their manager to stay continually on the same page. Those meetings should include career development discussions.

Here are 5 of the biggest mistakes employers make with the Performance Management Process and the Millennial employees!

  1. Not Giving the Millennial Employees Timely Feedback
    If the only time a Millennial hears how s/he is performing is once per year, there are bound to be surprises to the employee. Many managers use the existence of a performance management system as an excuse to delay giving feedback until the formal review period.  Once a year or even semi-annual feedback is a Millennial disaster. In other words, there should be no surprises at that time if the Millennial employees are given feedback at appropriate times throughout the year.