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Don’t believe that about yourself for a second. I regularly scored low marks at a previous company of mine; and, even during one review, I got a ‘you improved a

Don’t believe that about yourself for a second. I regularly scored low marks at a previous company of mine; and, even during one review, I got a ‘you improved a lot! But your coworkers improved even more, so you’re getting a [low rank] again.’ I’ve since moved on to different positions at different companies and am doing plenty fine. I’m even the senior member on a new team I’m joining now. A few bad years or even many bad years don’t end your career :)

giantg2 6y ago
I once had a manager give me an FDN rating and when I asked what I can do to improve she told me "just keep doing what you're doing".
- opportune 6y ago
  I’ve been told this several times when I’ve asked what I could do to get a higher rating or promotion. It always meant that there was some tenure element to the rankings. I think from the manager’s perspective they are being both honest and reassuring, but from the report’s perspective, it’s very frustrating knowing your progress is being limited, and hard work wasted, due to some bureaucratic limitation. And knowing that in practice it’s possible for exceptions to be made and it’s possible your manager isn’t advocating strongly enough for you.
  - giantg2 6y ago
    At my company it wasn't a tenure thing, although I think that played an informal role as to why I was picked vs someone else. When a manager picks someone for the highest rating some departments require the manager to also pick someone as an FDN to "balance it out". In this case I know the guy that got the high rating. As weird as it is to say, and even when the wound was fresh, I was/am happy for him and he deserved it. He's a nice guy and he had nothing to do with the rating I recieved. He's now a manager several levels up.
    - opportune 6y ago
      Ah, I didn’t realize “FDN” was a bad review
      - giantg2 6y ago
        Yep, it shows up on your record for 3 years when posting for a new position or promotion, maybe longer for management positions.
- PopeDotNinja 6y ago
  What's an FDN rating?
  - giantg2 6y ago
    Further development needed, aka you're not successfully meeting expectations for your role.

giantg2 6y ago

I once had a manager give me an FDN rating and when I asked what I can do to improve she told me "just keep doing what you're doing".

opportune 6y ago
I’ve been told this several times when I’ve asked what I could do to get a higher rating or promotion. It always meant that there was some tenure element to the rankings. I think from the manager’s perspective they are being both honest and reassuring, but from the report’s perspective, it’s very frustrating knowing your progress is being limited, and hard work wasted, due to some bureaucratic limitation. And knowing that in practice it’s possible for exceptions to be made and it’s possible your manager isn’t advocating strongly enough for you.
- giantg2 6y ago
  At my company it wasn't a tenure thing, although I think that played an informal role as to why I was picked vs someone else. When a manager picks someone for the highest rating some departments require the manager to also pick someone as an FDN to "balance it out". In this case I know the guy that got the high rating. As weird as it is to say, and even when the wound was fresh, I was/am happy for him and he deserved it. He's a nice guy and he had nothing to do with the rating I recieved. He's now a manager several levels up.
  - opportune 6y ago
    Ah, I didn’t realize “FDN” was a bad review
    - giantg2 6y ago
      Yep, it shows up on your record for 3 years when posting for a new position or promotion, maybe longer for management positions.
PopeDotNinja 6y ago
What's an FDN rating?
- giantg2 6y ago
  Further development needed, aka you're not successfully meeting expectations for your role.