While appraisals can be stressful, one Bengaluru start-up employee’s review sparked for him and his family. Raj Vikramaditya, founder of takeUforward, shared a post on X highlighting the human side of professional appraisals.
The post included a screenshot of an employee thanking the company after his appraisal.
“With users, it’s also about people who work behind the scenes. A family that supports them,” the caption of the post reads.
The employee expressed his gratitude for the appraisal, saying that his whole family, especially his father, was thrilled by the news. He added that he had been a little nervous at the end and would add the feedback points to the manager’s calendar.
“Thank you so much for the appraisal. Family mai sab khush ho gaye sunke, specially papa. Nervous hogya tha mai thoda last last mai, wo feedback point mai kuch kuch discuss karna tha apse wo mai apke calendar mai daal dunga dekh ke (Thank you so much for the appraisal. My whole family, especially my father, was really happy to hear the news.),” the note read.
The founder shed light on the personal side of corporate life. While appraisals are often about numbers, promotions, or bonuses, this post showed their emotional impact.
X users applauded the founder for his thoughtful gesture, appreciating that he recognised both the employee’s efforts and the employee’s family’s support.
One X user wrote, “Fact is not everyone will be http://happy. You showed the happy side of it. Would be interesting to see the other side of the coin.”
Another user said, “Tell me how it feels to be the one responsible for the livelihood of so many people who work for you and depend on the quality of the decisions you take for the company?”
A third user asked, “Looks like you are a good leader/boss. But is there anyone who is unhappy as well with their appraisal?”