This is a thing -- particularly in companies that use stack ranking regularly. If the company stack ranks regularly, this means a couple of things. 1. They h

This is a thing -- particularly in companies that use stack ranking regularly. If the company stack ranks regularly, this means a couple of things. 1. They have a problem in their hiring process, because why would they need to lay people off? 2. Even if you are new, any group you come into there is going to be a pecking order for promotions, raises, etc.