Got asked "how happy are you" in my performance review today. (I'm doing well, apparently, so it was about retention.) I answered honestly, and got a follow-up about how my experience could be better. How can you *actually* be honest about that? Like, "I'd like to disregard all business goals, work only on my own projects, work only when I want, and I would like my pay to continue to grow, but faster." Even if that's true, you don't *say* that to your supervisor.
@freemo you know, you're probably right...she hasn't been my supervisor for all that long though, (I think we saw each other once in person, and we don't really even do video calls{ so I'm cautious about that kind-of thing until we get to know each other better..