[robertlagrant]

See above - it's strange to discount management techniques for promotions and pay rises, but still use it for firing people.

[darkerside]

I think I missed the point where parent said not to use management techniques for promotion and comp. Can you highlight what you are seeing?

[closeparen]

We're talking about leveling and compensation based mostly or entirely on years of experience; this implies they are based only a little or not at all on performance reviews.