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I agree with the assessment, but do not feel that the proposed solution will fix it. Performance reviews have a lot of management overhead and are done poorly i

I agree with the assessment, but do not feel that the proposed solution will fix it. Performance reviews have a lot of management overhead and are done poorly in many companies. Many managers do not want to give honest feedback, because it takes time and employees may not be able to handle it. Committee based employee ranking leads to infighting, sabotaging, and low morale. Perhaps we need to just accept that the compensation systems will never be fair, and managers will just promote and pay the people they like and fire or keep stagnant the employees they don't like.

piyh 8y ago
The biggest reasons for performance reviews in my mind are to serve as a mechanism for everyone to get a cost of living/merit raise at the same time and to leave a paper trail for when you need to fire someone. Having 2 years of "below expectations" will save a corporation's ass when an unlawful termination case pops up.
snackbugs 8y ago
If the compromise we have to make is that bad, it's definitely worth considering a more fundamental problem with the concept of employment as we know it.