appraisee, n. orig. U.S.
(əpreɪˈziː, əˈpreɪzɪː)
[f. appraise v. + -ee1.]
An employee who receives a formal appraisal or assessment of performance, progress, etc. Cf. *appraisal n. 2.
| 1963 Performance Appraisals (Found. for Res. on Human Behavior) ii. 5 The subsequent discussion concerns ways to improve the appraisee's performance in his organizational role. 1980 Washington Post 7 May c3/1 Guests included congressmen and chemical industry people, as well as the appraiser, namely Barbara Muller... The appraisee, meanwhile, just kept signing pictures of himself. 1984 A. Leigh 20 Ways to manage Better 31 Use open ended questions to get the appraisee talking and where appropriate use silence to prompt more response. 1987 Fortune 12 Oct. 239/1 If compelled to go through the exercise, they tend to do so with bad grace, confusing the poor appraisee. 1991 in Times Educ. Suppl. 11 Jan. 30/4 Interviews appeared to be facilitated when both appraisers and appraisees had had training relating to the interview. |