Gregor Ojstersek

Performance reviews play an important part in any organization, and when done the right way, they help a lot with: acknowledging the good work, areas for improvement and setting individual goals. It’s important to use them the right way and not have them for the wrong reasons. There are cases where companies use them for the wrong reasons and track metrics that don’t make sense, like lines of code delivered, AI token consumption (a popular metric these days).

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A question that came up frequently on the Engineering Leadership LIVE event in San Francisco that I hosted together with my friends from Augment Code was: Should I go back to being an IC or stay being an Engineering Manager? Here are also some of the pictures from the event: It’s a very important question to ask, because there are changes in our industry, and it’s crucial that you understand what’s happening so you can make the best decision for yourself.