> on the other hand, everybody understands that out of hundred people in the department there will be a couple of underperformers. That's the theory. In pract

> on the other hand, everybody understands that out of hundred people in the department there will be a couple of underperformers. That's the theory. In practice, what happens is that underpeformers who are good at puffing up their accomplishments or people who maintain good relationships with managers get ranked higher than people who are performing at an average level but are working on unexciting projects or are less capable of selling themselves (e.g. introverts or shy people).