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ali_ibrahim

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About ali_ibrahim

Hacking at PleasantFish.com and working with Ruby on Rails and other web application development technologies for few years.

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    Comment #12742042

    Here you go brudgers :) https://medium.com/@aliibrahim_36896/story-of-pleasantfish-a... Looking forward to your feedback!

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    Comment #12621975

    Glassdoor allows you to see reviews of a particular company by its employees anonymously. PleasantFish allows you to see reviews of potential candidates(employees) for the jobs by …

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    Comment #12161067

    If the idea is to make them aware of it and help them get rid of it. Why not? :)

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    Comment #12161063

    Exactly feedback has to be given on continuous basis and based upon the real performances on the projects. Not just on annual basis.

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    Comment #12161054

    hey mikechar, thanks for your excellent insights. I think we can agree that whosoever wants to improve themselves they listen to the feedback given to them and who so doesn't its u…

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    Comment #12161039

    hey koliber, good work at 15Five.com . Basically i am trying to tackle the same problem which is why i posted this question. I made a comment above summing up all the good feedback…

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    Comment #12161021

    Constructive feedback is all what is needed and the only motive it should be given is to enhance individual productivity and grow him as a better professional.

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    Comment #12161009

    Indeed a very valid point. Feedback has to be obtained at an individual level and it has to be given just for one purpose of constructive employee growth. I posted my comment summi…

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    Comment #12160999

    Thanks for your responses guys! Some excellent answers were given. To sum it all up: 1. Feedback is great, it helps employees develop and improve themselves. 2. The way feedback is…

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    Comment #12160768

    Yes exactly! Cannot base the decision entirely on that but atleast the insights can be really interesting. It would be great if you can check out this thread ( https://news.ycombin…

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    Comment #12156377

    I still think if it incentivizes users in a very straightforward way then this is useful to them. In my reply to drakonka, i mention how it can be used in the career to be a super …

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    Comment #12156362

    I have a rhetorical question here. When you say that anonymous feedback gives manager the idea of what working with me is like to my coworkers, do you think this information is use…

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    Comment #12153407

    As a freelancer, its totally different. For them, i think recommendations and reviews are definitely way more important from clients which allows you to build a profile.

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    Comment #12153398

    Thanks for your insights! I generally agree that feedback is important. Theoretically people should follow and gain from it. I started pleasantfish.com, a skills feedback platform …

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    Ask HN: Do we really need performance feedback?

    Hi, In companies i have seen 360 degree performance review system where coworkers rate each other. However, this activity is not useful as everybody remembers the most recent perfo…

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    Comment #12143223

    Yes! By colleagues we assume both former and current workers. We try with three things: 1. Allowing coworkers to write anonymous private message to the user. 2. Asking user feedbac…

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    Show HN: Get anonymous feedback from your colleagues

    Hi everyone, We have developed a platform to help tech professionals solicit anonymous feedback from colleagues and discover tech content relevant to their skills. Check us out at …

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    Comment #12138737

    For some months, I have been thinking about the same problem as well. From an employer perspective, Hiring is tough. Very tough! People list down tons of skills and qualities they …

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    Comment #12138533

    Check out their employees reviews at www.glassdoor.com

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    Comment #12136560

    We are super excited to launch version 2.0 of PleasantFish today. What is PleasantFish? For tech professionals, a platform that enables them to get feedback on their skill-set and …

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    Comment #11010421

    Well, as the old saying goes: "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." I think its pretty much what I am doing. But the big question that pops u…

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    Comment #10931440

    Haha! This was awesome!