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This is exactly why I left Microsoft after 8 years. I worked really hard, had a great year and was expecting a great review. When I got my A-70 I told my mana
by rsweeney21 13y ago
This is exactly why I left Microsoft after 8 years. I worked really hard, had a great year and was expecting a great review. When I got my A-70 I told my manager I would be leaving. They offered me stock, a raise and even gave me a promotion, but I was done. I knew that I'd never be happy working under the Microsoft review system.
I saw many great developers over the years leave for the same reason. This system is poisonous. There is no way to tailor the rewards of the team to the actual performance of the team.
- ryanhuff 13y agoSorry, what's an "A-70"?
- kabdib 13y agoA = "Achieved" -- you did what you said you would do, and it's in line with your peers. 70 = You're an average Joe. You're not a bozo, and you're not a rock star, and you're not going to get a promotion soon.
- chetanahuja 13y ago"70 = You're an average Joe. You're not a bozo, and you're not a rock star, and you're not going to get a promotion soon" And then they offered you a promotion to stay when you threatened to leave ?
- hga 13y agoThat tells you how bogus his review was. They didn't really think he was an easily replaced average Joe cog, but they had to fill all their various slots and, I suppose in their view, he should have been happy not to have to been allocated to a worse one. It's grading on an arbitrary curve, not on merit, "There is no way to tailor the rewards of the team to the actual performance of the team."
- kvb 13y agoRather than implying that Microsoft's system is broken, it seems that another possibility is that you had a shitty manager. Is there a performance review system that ensures that good employees are fairly rewarded?