In plain English
This means input from the people someone works alongside, rather than from a manager. It covers comments or advice about how that person is doing their job. The coworkers are usually at a similar level.
In context
Here, "peer feedback" means comments or advice about a person's work or performance that are being requested from that person's coworkers, usually colleagues at a similar level, as part of the review cycle.
- Situation
- Setting goals, receiving feedback, completing reviews, and discussing performance
- What it communicates
- names feedback requested from coworkers in the review cycle.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say whether the feedback is positive or negative, only that it comes from coworkers about the person's work or performance.
Examples
“After his presentation, the peer feedback came from the other engineers on the team, not from his manager.”
“During the review cycle, Maya requested peer feedback from two coworkers who had reviewed her drafts.”