Coming up on my first performance review at Accenture. I'll see how flawed the system is in a few weeks ;).
The problem is with what the viable alternative is for companies that are huge like this. It's just tough. Maybe we all just need to stop worrying about how other humans measure our performance/value.
I disagree. Stop working as a permanent employee for big companies. Then you'll get paid more money and not have to do these stupid performance reviews. If you consult for a company that tries to do performance reviews, run because you've hit the "bad company" full house.
The problem is with what the viable alternative is for companies that are huge like this. It's just tough. Maybe we all just need to stop worrying about how other humans measure our performance/value.