Microsoft is retiring its peer-feedback tool as it overhauls employee reviews, an internal message shows

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. George Chan/Getty Images Microsoft is retiring a peer-feedback tool once lauded as a sign of a "kinder, gentler Microsoft." The change comes as the company overhauls performance reviews. The internal message suggests the tool will be replaced by informal discussions. Microsoft is retiring a peer-feedback tool as it overhauls employee reviews, according to an internal message viewed by Business Insider. The tool, called Perspectives, allowed employees to request input on their performance from peers that would be visible to the employee and their managers. Microsoft has been using this tool since 2018. "The Perspectives tool is being retired," the message says. "Feedback remains an important part of our growth mindset, and we heard from employees and managers that feedback is most valuable when shared through ongoing, in-the-moment conversations rather than formal requests."