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Constructive Feedback

GROWTH is being able to deal with Criticisms as well as you do Praises.

Constructive feedback is information-specific, issue-focused, and based on observations. It can come in the form of Praise(favorable) or Criticism(unfavorable). One important point to note is that it is based on opinions or feelings. My feedback to you on somethings is my opinion about it, relative to you or the actions taken. I am direct with my feedback. Being direct and sincere when delivering feedback is very important as your feedback could be misinterpreted if not delivered in the right manner.

I love feedback as much as I do chocolates. Examples of constructive feedbacks I have gotten:

  • Jenkins: The Jenkins build for my first Wikimedia contribution failed because I had trailing spaces and commas in my code. I would normally have ignored it but I had to make conscious efforts from that point onward.
  • My technical mentor from the Facebook Mentoring Program: To think out loud whenever I am trying to solve a problem with someone especially during technical interviews.
  • My Pastoral mentor from the Facebook Mentoring Program: To communicate with my teammates at all times as it makes working in a team easier. I have never worked with mind readers...would love to one of these days.
  • My Wikimedia mentors: Although, debugging is a cool skill but it is very important to know when you need help.
Negative feedback does not mean I performed woefully, it is simply communicating that I should do better.
You are in no way obligated to work on feedbacks received; exceptions being the ones that are tied to your Organization's KPI(Key Performance Index) but it is advised.

One thing I can assure you is the fact that GIVING/RECEIVING FEEDBACK DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
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