During annual review time, your manager, his/her peers, their manager all sit around a table to fight for salary increases for each of their team members. Exceeding Expectations is the new Meets, with many ARTIFICIALLY ranked as Inconsistently Meets in order to meet their numbers. Then it is up to YOUR manager to convince you why you need to really excel and prove yourself - simply to be rated at the Meets that you were previously. All the while pushing DEI initiatives and training down your throat. These used to be mandatory trainings but now they are "strongly encouraged." Some great people to work with who will have your back - while there are a few that you have to watch your back. Avoid these back stabbers
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“ During annual review time, your manager, his/her peers”
My manager does not use his/her pronouns. Please stop misgendering them.
Grow up. Just leave and put us out of our misery.
It's always been like that
So to be clear, you’re saying if you are rated Meets consistently that really means / use to mean “exceeds”??
Also, if your manager tells you at review time "the bonus pool will be reduced next year", that means you are not a favorite & they will NOT bat for you. It's all rigged.
Bell curve is not based on the actual performance, but based on the favoritism by your manager. If your manager likes you, you will be always rewarded no matter what. If your manager doesn't like you, you will always be punished no matter what.
This isn’t new. This has been going on for years. I was unfortunately under a manager that didn’t want to ever give anyone an exceeds and consistently exceeds was flat out not going to happen. My advice, make sure to be very specific in your self assessment to give them the info they need. They just can’t remember it all. There will still be some like the one I had that don’t read them and only gravitate to the team brown nosers.
This has been the case for years
You messed it up. Meets is the new Consistently Exceeds.