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If the ranking system is accurate (that's a huge "if"), then it doesn't really matter what the bottom x% look like on paper. The question is whether it's ever
by ballenf 6y ago
If the ranking system is accurate (that's a huge "if"), then it doesn't really matter what the bottom x% look like on paper.
The question is whether it's ever possible to devise an accurate measure of value quantitatively. Even if your job is press the red button, a person with low numbers might be such an inspiration to the team that everyone else works 15% faster, more than making up for their shortcoming. And you can't possibly anticipate all such factors in advance.
- notahacker 6y agoAnd even if the evaluations are perfectly accurate and retained staff are equally or more motivated, it's still quite possible that interviews, training and slow productivity ramp up for replacements results in more of a productivity hit than retaining relatively unproductive staff.
- imtringued 6y ago> If the ranking system is accurate (that's a huge "if"), then it doesn't really matter what the bottom x% look like on paper. Unless every employee does the exact same work your ranking system will never be accurate. The difference in the difficulty of jobs will dominate the difference in competence.