In the workplace, a fair, just and transparent evaluation system is the cornerstone of maintaining employee trust and healthy organizational development. Any attempt to manipulate the evaluation system to favor specific employees or impose unfair penalties not only violates professional ethics, but may also involve legal risks and damage team morale and corporate reputation. ###Unfair methods that need to be vigilant (for identification and prevention purposes only)： 1. **Subjective standard manipulation** -Set vague or subjective assessment criteria to make it easy to adjust the score according to personal preferences. -Emphasize negative behaviors for some employees, while ignoring the same behaviors for other employees. 2. **Selective feedback** -Only collect feedback that is unfavorable to specific employees and ignore positive reviews. -Deliberately select biased evaluators in the 360-degree evaluation. 3. **Data manipulation** -Deliberately distort performance data or achievement records, exaggerate or belittle the contributions of certain employees. -Assign unreasonable tasks at critical time nodes (such as before the assessment) to affect the results. 4. **Information asymmetry** - Conceal the evaluation process or standards, so that some employees cannot be fully prepared. -Provide opaque complaint channels to prevent employees who have been treated unfairly from speaking out. 5. **Retaliatory evaluation** -Reduce the evaluation score due to personal contradictions or reasonable objections raised by employees. - Pressure in disguise through negative reviews to force employees to leave their jobs. ### How to maintain fairness? -**Institutionalized guarantee**: Clear evaluation criteria, use multiple data sources, and regular review processes. -**Anonymous mechanism**: Protect the privacy of employees in the feedback link and reduce the risk of bias. -**Complaint channel**: Establish an independent complaint channel to ensure that employees have the right to challenge unfair results. -**Leadership training**: Strengthen moral education for managers and avoid unconscious biases. ### Warning to the organization An unfair evaluation system can lead to brain drain, legal disputes, and damage to brand image. True leadership should be embodied in stimulating the potential of the team through fair competition, not through manipulation to create a false "survival of the fittest." If you encounter such a situation, it is recommended to record the evidence and report it through formal channels, or seek legal advice. A healthy workplace environment requires everyone's maintenance.