So I have a friend I help out from time to time with some general business operation stuff like scheduling staff gatherings, or trainings. The other day he asked if I could get everyone scheduled for their "monthly" review. I personally didn't think much of it because they are friends of mine that I help out, so this "review" language doesn't mean much to me. But in scheduling these with the team members it was fascinating how differently they each reacted to it. Most were very cool, "yeah this time works for me", yadda... yadda, making my life easy. But there is one that, first took till 8pm to get back to me (she was not working when I contacted her), then when she did respond she was stand offish. When I confirmed the day and time she promptly responded with "whats this about?" To which I simply said it is the monthly review the owner wants to conduct and everyone is getting them un-till he says otherwise. Then she was fine. But that response made me wonder... 1) is it the term review that made her anxious? 2) or is it that she knows she isn't pulling her weight and it will be evident to the owner and is therefor scared of the consequences? 3) or is it that she does not know that a monthly meeting by nature must be recurring to happen monthly and was just honestly confused? Or because it is monthly that triggered anxiety of some kind? I would love insights here. As a third party observer to the situation I find it fascinating. I have never been in this position at review time personally to experience that reaction. Is there a gentler way to handle reviews to reduce anxiety around them?

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