Getting zero feedback at work on whether I'm doing well
Managers often provide zero performance feedback for years, leaving employees feeling completely invisible until a problem triggers a sudden emergency. Even when workers actively ask questions and request training, this silence leaves them unable to tell if they are doing a good job or at risk of losing their contract.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Waiting until something blows up to receive any attention or instruction
- 2Proactively asking managers directly for feedback and status updates
- 3Taking initiative to ask questions after attempting to find answers independently
- 4Providing managers with unsolicited updates on progress and training
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I’ve been here 2 years with 0 feedback lol.”source ↗
“I am getting 0 feedback on if I'm doing well or not.”source ↗
“i have no clue if I should take this situation as a clue I'm not gonna get a renewed contract after my probation or if this is normal especially since the team is brand new and they still don't have everything figured out.”source ↗
“You're basically invisible until something blows up, then it's a fire drill”source ↗
“I ask questions and ask for more training constantly. I'm just not getting any feedback at all on whether I'm doing well.”source ↗
Where this came up
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