Literally can’t sleep at night. I joined XOM last March and didnt have the MAC one, so it’s my first ranking experience. From what I’m seeing in posts here and hearing in the office, people seem surprised by being PIPed and say the outcomes are predetermined. Is that actually how it works? Do most people experience the same thing?
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Sometimes transfers early in year allow your previous group to PIP you to achieve their target. Your new Supervisor can help you pass your improvement plan and keep you, unless HR is instructed to fail a target number of individuals.
If you remain under the Supervisor that put you on the PIP, possibly failing your improvement plan is already determined.
If your Supervisor tried really hard to keep your out of NSI, but the layoff target % took too many victims, your Supervisor might can help you pass the improvement program. HR seems to have placed a roadblock of no possibility of an improvement plan for NSI two times in 5 years with no NRE protections.
The bad thing is the ranking system is so bias that the guys actually getting the work done can be at the bottom and the PowerPoint presenters that do not even understand the statements on their PowerPoint slides get ranked at the top.
Ironic that so many people deserving NSI can end up at the top of the rankings because of Sponsorship.
I have a different perspective based on what one of my managers shared with me: they know who their lowest relative performer is at similar role/CL levels. In assessments, unless there is glaringly missed expectations and skill level, many often go in with "Good" and the room discusses relative tie-points and differentiators to flush out NI, and then subsequently NSI from that group.
100%. Your management is given targets and tends to leverage individuals who don't impact their delivery to maintain the base. If you are at threat for PIP, just realize that you have more value outside of XOM than in. Start looking and leave on your terms.
Yes mine was doomed from the start. You can tell if they are for you or against you.
Yes they are predetermined