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I’d imagine if Reddit were to do it we’d be up in our arms.

I also think the managers should come with conversation starters to these meetings. Be curious about what your reports do and proactively ask them about something specific they did last month and anything they can do to improve. Coming with a blank slate because you think you are doing someone a favor by giving them your time will always lead to status updates or awkward silences.

I feel it all comes down to communicating your strengths to your bosses, assuming they are reasonable engineers themselves. I am hoping to learn such a trick from someone who might have done that or partially attempted doing it and learnt something.