Performance appraisal is a process, typically delivered annually by a supervisor to a subordinate, that is designed to help employees understand their roles, objectives, and expectations when it comes to contributing to the organization's success. In addition, new employees are often put on probationary status for a period of time and evaluated 30, 60, or 90 days after begin hired, with their continued employment contingent upon their performing satisfactorily. As noted in Chapter 10, performance appraisals benefit both the employee and the organization. The chapter discusses different types of appraisals as well as who should perform the appraisal (i.e. manager/supervisor, self, subordinate, peer, team, customer). In your opinion, who do you think should generally appraise an employee's performance? Why? You may include more than one person if you think a combination is more effective than one.