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by candiddevmike 2111 days ago
In most companies I've worked in: thinly veiled nepotism and cronyism. I've never seen the inputs of a performance management tool being the only inputs for calculating merit or bonus amounts, so the outcomes of both these situations depends heavily on your relationship with your boss and their boss.

Don't get me started on stack ranking or making sure everyone "fits the curve" by knocking down everyone to average because HR said so.

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> thinly veiled nepotism and cronyism

Exactly my experience as well, but it's often not even thinly veiled.

These processes should not even be referred to as "performance" reviews since they often have little or nothing to do with performance. It's loaded and deceptive language.