There's a double-edged sword high performers face at work, and it's costing employers their talent

• Top performers receive the worst feedback, driving them to quit, a Textio analysis found.
• High-performing women face the most stereotypes, with 38% of reviews containing clichés.
• Employees who don't receive good feedback are more likely to stagnate or even quit.

Being a top performer at work is a double-edged sword.

A new analysis by the management and HR platform Textio of 23,000 performance reviews across 250 workplaces in the US has found that top performers are getting the worst feedback, and it's driving them to quit.