This system where there are quotas for Exceeding, Met, and Did not meet being tied directly to how much you are compensated is utterly absurd
Arbitrary quotas and not build at all to recognize good work, what is the reasoning behind the way it is? Is it just stupidity or is there a tactical goal here?
I am waiting on my next review. My last one was a debacle with surprises and conflicting information with where I was doing something and later I wasn't doing the same thing, so on ad nausea.
They keep taking perks and benefits away, asking for more, blindsiding people with sudden layoffs, and then want to send surveys about how everyone is feeling. I truly have never seen such craziness.
Incentive? Yes, of course... it is called a paycheck. Outside of that, don't make plans with the rest because management is constantly trying to find new ways to "pass it over" on the employees. Something I never understood in the last few years, is how a manager can meet and exceed his/her objectives when the troops under such manager none meet or exceed their individual objectives. Mysteries of life, I guess...
@a2 Truly what is the point of even putting a good foot forward if there's already a hiearchy
The logic is solid on a large group, unless you want to debate normal distributions and well, math. However, it all falls apart when they apply it to smaller groups and especially individual teams. And here is the ugly truth, LL4s will tell the teams they don’t like to round up the lower number. Let’s say the guidance is 10% not met, the LL4 will push small teams of 6-8 people to all have 1 not met. Then they keep the Exceeds to sprinkle on their pet teams, usually filled with those they have worked with a long time and kiss their butts.
This comes from a test manager with 30 years experience who always sees his team get pushed down so the dev director who owns the team can give sweet rewards to his own kind.
Argh, makes me mad writing this.
face it. it's all about management's a$$ in their seat. all about their PR and bonus. how well the company does? HA! it's all about them and their $$$. prove me wrong. I'll wait...