Employee Exploitation Cartoon -Peculiar Performance Review

The Scenario: In this employee exploitation cartoon, we witness the total collapse of professional boundaries. A manager sits down for a formal appraisal, but the metrics aren't about sales targets or project deadlines.

Instead, the employee is being marked "Below Expectations" because the manager's wife was unhappy with how the dog was walked.

It’s a biting look at the "Man Friday" syndrome where a salary is treated as a down payment on an employee's entire personal life.

The Observation: This piece of performance appraisal humor targets the "Boundary Blur." It critiques senior managers who view their subordinates as personal assets rather than professional colleagues.

At Kaapi with Ravi, we highlight the comical irony that the most "toxic" workplaces are often those where the manager thinks they are being "friendly" by asking for personal favors, entirely ignoring the power dynamic that makes saying "no" impossible.

In a toxic workplace, your KPI doesn't stand for Key Performance Indicator; it stands for Keeping the Principal's Interests (and pets) happy.”

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• Series: Performance Review Cartoons 

  
  

• Theme: HR Cartoons