Microsoft is retiring its peer-feedback tool as it overhauls employee reviews, an internal message shows0

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• August 4, 2026

Microsoft is retiring a peer-feedback tool as it overhauls employee reviews, according to an internal message viewed by Business Insider. The tool, called Perspectives, allowed employees to request input on their performance from peers that would be visible to the employee and their managers. Microsoft has been using this tool since 2018. “The Perspectives tool