Recognizing Real Contributions

Why use WorkScore to thank someone? Why not just send email or a note?
Your thoughtful, specific thanks left for a colleague on WorkScore becomes a part of their professional track record. Future employers can see exactly what contribution they made. Three months or three years from now, long after the extraordinary results are forgotten, your thanks mean that this person's effort has value to them. If you accumulate a couple of these each year, you soon have an impressive description of what you are really good at. That is valuable to your next employer.
If I leave a note thanking or recommending someone I work with, do they see my name?
Yes.
Can I put a criticism or a constructive suggestion in a thank you note?

Leave thanks for someone in order to appreciate extraordinary effort and results. If you write something else, the person receiving the comment can simply delete it. Besides, constructive criticisms and suggestions are almost always best delivered in person.

When I rate somebody's skills, do they see my ratings?

No. The person sees only his or her Skill Profile, which is compiled from threeor more ratings. They never see the ratings and you don't see their WorkScore unless they choose to share it with you.

What if someone I reviewed improves their skills? Can I revise my assessment?

Yes, you can revise your ratings every three months. Your new ratings replace yourold ones.

What if I want to tell someone about their weaknesses and how I think they shouldimprove?

WorkScore let you describe a co-worker's specific capabilities. You can also thank them for a contribution or document specific achievements and rate a wide range of skills. If the person wants your written thoughts about their weaknesses, they'll ask -- but it is not what WorkScore does.

Does my co-worker see my comments if I thank them for their work or document their contributions?

They see any thank you comments and can delete them if they wish.

Does a person I work with know when I rate their skills?

Yes, just like you will know when somebody rates yours. That way you can tell us whether a particular co-worker is knowledgeable about your work and fair-minded in their views. If so, we count their ratings more heavily.

Can I change my view about how knowledgeable a co-worker is?

Yes, the next time they rate your skills. When a co-worker submits a description of your skills (which they can do every three months) you can revise how much emphasis you want that person's rating to have.