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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am new to a middle management role. I have been meeting with everyone in my group to find out what they work on, and apprise myself of issues that might come up in the future. One individual brought up a bad evaluation they received multiple years ago that was completely unexpected and not well justified. The compensation that year was consistent with the bad review. Management was also in flux at that time. This individual didn't contest the review out of insecurity and shock[b] but it has been eating at them for years.[/b] My experience with this individual's work has been very positive and past evaluations other than this one, support that. I want to make this right going forward but also need to handle it sensitively since they feel silly about not having brought it up immediately and letting it fester like this. I don't have a lot of power here. Any thoughts? Do I need to be direct with our superviser about it? [/quote]

OP, if it is eating away at them so, have you ever asked yourself, "Why are they still at the company and bringing it up with you?"  If they are that unhappy, I would think they'd find an opportunity with another company.  I would not bring this matter to your supervisor.  You have no control over a situation which occurred years ago and it may likely tarnish your reputation acting on behalf of this employee.  I would not be surprised if this employee is depressing to be around and not well liked.  They need to move on figuratively or literally.  I got a bad evaluation once from the president of my company years ago, who I reported to at the time.  He retired and I'm still here.[/quote]

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