My engineering manager and I used to have really direct feedback conversations but since I got promoted to senior engineer he's become more cautious about giving me critical input and I can tell he's managing me differently but now I'm not sure if I'm actually performing well or if he's just being diplomatic.
More people experience this than they realize.
Since your promotion your manager holds back honest feedback, and now you can't tell how you're really doing.
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