Is my manager my peer?
@Acer
Are you in Capitalism as the default context or the more Utopian side of spectrum? I think is the question :)
If Capitalism then probably not
- don't let the bastards fool you! :)
Their position is contractually clear although some may be more 'fair' than others! :D
Basically managers are not a peer because a peer (which has many meanings) in this context is:
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
So answer is: no
In a real company, I need to write a peer to peer compliment publicly to a person I appreciate.
Is your company *requiring* you to do this?
If you do that to your boss when it's expected to be directed to peers, it may be preceived by other employees as "ass-kissing".
That's kind of what I thought but I wasn't sure. It seems like a forced way to develop a company culture. But I guess that method gets them exactly the behaviour that they want.
There's an old joke that says there is a company where the management tells the employees, "The beatings will continue until morale has improved."
The situation you describe is not exactly comparable to that, but it reminds me of that joke -- trying to force something that maybe should be developed organically.
Do they ask all employees to do this, or is it just something they specifically asked you to do?
@Pat
I guess that they are just asking me to do this for team building.