1st round: - Nobody knows they are being ranked. - Employees are ranked, some % at the bottom is terminated, some % at the top is promoted or rewarded. - The

1st round: - Nobody knows they are being ranked. - Employees are ranked, some % at the bottom is terminated, some % at the top is promoted or rewarded. - The theory behind stacked ranking seems to work. nth round: - A strong candidates comes to an interview. The interviewer thinks: "If we hire this candidate, my ranking will lower and I'll be closer to the bottom. Better pass on this guy!" (sabotage) - A weak candidate comes to an interview. The interviewer thinks: "If we hire this candidate, my ranking will go up and I'll be farther from the bottom. We need to hire this guy!" (sabotage) - Someone asks for help with documentation. The team mate think "Uhm, I should work on my tasks instead of helping others, that will boost my rank" - The employees that choose not to sabotage the company will be punished. - The theory behind stacked ranking is proven wrong. So: 1) a company that implements stacked ranking is performing self-sabotage. 2) MBAs are based on pseudoscience and cargo cult. True business thinking is beyond them. https://www.mbaskool.com/business-concepts/human-resources-hr-terms/15258-forced-distribution-method.html https://www.mbaskool.com/business-concepts/human-resources-h... 3) ~10% layoff = strong signal your company is using stacked ranking.