Gusto performance review tool forces publishing every edit instead of allowing drafts
HR teams using Gusto's goals and performance module cannot save incremental edits privately — every change is immediately posted, eliminating the ability to iterate on feedback in draft form. This makes the review process public and irreversible at each step, which is disruptive for multi-stage evaluation workflows.
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