>" You could argue the reason is that they weren’t good enough. " This is a valid possibility. However, companies that enforce churn through up-or-out and stac

>" You could argue the reason is that they weren’t good enough. " This is a valid possibility. However, companies that enforce churn through up-or-out and stack ranking tend to end up treating employees ruthlessly in order to satisfy the system. There are no shortage of stories where managers and individuals backstab and sabotage each other so that they aren't automatically fired as part of the culling process. There are plenty of 'just fine' employees out there, yet companies like Amazon act like everyone needs to be above average.