The vice president of HR for Health Wizard Ltd. is designing a performance appraisal system that allows subordinates to rate their supervisors. The supervisors are concerned about this and have raised many objections. Which of the following ideas are they unlikely to have presented?
A)that the appraisals will interfere with their development as supervisors
B)that letting subordinates evaluate them is inappropriate
C)that they will be rated on how nice they are to subordinates rather than on how well they supervised
D)that subordinates will avoid giving them negative feedback because of fear of reprisals

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The supervisors are unlikely to object to the performance appraisal system because it will interfere with their development as supervisors. This objection is more likely to come from the HR department, who may be concerned that supervisors will focus more on pleasing their subordinates than on developing their skills as managers.

The Vice President of HR for Health Wizard Ltd