deloitte manager here. when appraising my underlings, im given a couple of statements, such as &quot;I would always want this person on my projects&quot; and, no joke, &quot;If it were my own money, I would choose to give this person a bonus&quot; and i rate the degree to which I agree with those statements. to the extent that they existed in the first place, objective performance ratings are out the door (other than hitting billables); now it&#x27;s mostly about your personal feelings towards a given employee