Leaked Microsoft documents detail an employee performance review system where managers are quietly asked to adjust workers' results to limit the highest ratings

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Leaked Microsoft documents detail an employee performance review system where managers are quietly asked to adjust workers' results to limit the highest ratings
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Yeah. I thought this was the norm, so I don't know why this is news. At my company everyone is a 3 or 4. A 5 literally means you're going to be promoted to the next level. There's absolutely no other way to get a 5 and promotions are obviously rare.

Yeah. I thought this was the norm, so I don't know why this is news.

It's one thing to suspect this is being done deliberately, it's another thing to have written evidence.

Same here. When I was a manager I had to give most people a 3 regardless of higher performance. We only got (1) 4 for my team of eight people. No 5 was allowed. This rating determines bonus and raises. Rate everyone for their individual performance my ass. I rotated the 4 around every year. It was a fucking joke.