107 notes from 71 people: 87 kudos from Automattic colleagues since 2018, 20 notes I saved from my WorleyParsons years, and excerpts from every lead review since 2019. Every kudo is here, unedited apart from emoji codes. Colleagues are named by first name only.
Automattic leads write regular performance feedback. Excerpts from all eleven reviews I have, newest first: two years in support, then five on the engineering team.
"Much of your 'extra' work is not glamorous but it's so vital to the functioning of the team and division."
"The alert paths became much simpler and less prone to failures. When the SMS path misfired, you had a fix PR up the next morning."
"You jump in when you can and when's needed!"
"Really appreciate all your hard work and continuous willingness to pick up these tasks and working through them finding the best ways to deliver them!"
Team lead, WordPress.com Special Projects
"Creative and a risk-taker, while simultaneously really careful about the impacts of your work."
"I am impressed every time we deep dive into the technical side of a long project or even a quick fix."
"Rolling a year-old project out across ALL our sites, one that was blocking things like bilmur, is no small feat!"
"You keep sending fixes upstream instead of patching around problems."
"You strike a great balance between adopting all the new things and technologies and still being accurate and detail-oriented in projects that matter."
Team lead, WordPress.com Special Projects
"A very, very strong 2. Is 2.5 an allowable metric?"
"He has impressed me with the level of research he's done each time in an effort to unblock himself and move the task forward."
"Nick's growth as an engineer is easy to notice… it's been clear to see how much care and attention he devotes to ensuring that nothing goes wrong."
Took on a task he didn't think he could crack and "managed to solve the problem exemplarily within a quite short amount of time."
"A highly motivated individual contributor who regularly either meets or exceeds the above-outlined expectations. He has a good attitude, and is willing to bite off projects that may be difficult or opaque."
"Nick P. is forever learning and growing."
"Nick is really good at tackling complicated technical problems, getting over that hump of 'not knowing,' and finding a solution to something that he didn't know before starting."
"He's always been a great communicator and always attacks new ideas with excitement and a collaborative attitude."
"His quality is A+."
"Nick has great technical skills and the rest of the team can learn from the things he encounters."
"Overall, I know I can depend on Nick."
"While he speaks up to challenge things he disagrees with, he still commits to what is being asked."
Quality score 9.4 against a division average of 8.7.
"Overall, I would consider Nick a high performing HE."
"Communication is a strong point for Nick."
A customer: "your service person was amazing… Turned a bad experience into a good one."
"He shows particular strength in technical expertise, taking time to research tricky issues and share useful troubleshooting methods with the division."
"Another lead reached out to me to commend Nick for surfacing the issue and following it through with diligence."
"Nick is really good at testing things and sharing his knowledge."
"He's a self starter."
Automattic's internal kudos board, newest first, then the WorleyParsons emails I filed under "kudos".
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