"Gaming" will happen regardless of what system is in place (or even if there is no system). I would love to compare what orgs did back in the day before HR bull

"Gaming" will happen regardless of what system is in place (or even if there is no system). I would love to compare what orgs did back in the day before HR bullshit systems, but I am pretty sure that there were brown-nosers/gamers back them as well. Good bosses/leaders already continuously evaluate their team and the outcomes produced by the team and how it relates to the organizations goals. This is NECESSARILY a SUBJECTIVE activity that won't map to any scales of 1-5, ranking hierarchies, or made-up SMART goals. These HR systems are just busy-work that wastes time, resources, and burns out people's good-will and authenticity. I think the big question is not whether these systems actually work (of course THEY DON'T), but how large orgs allow it go on even in the face of NO compelling evidence.