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Yeah, but also keep in mind the previous quarter announcement about the complete revamp of performance evaluation, and bonus payout. They have setup a situation where it's much easier for managers to under-evaluate employees. They are creating the future where it's much easier to layoff so-called "under performing" associates, while making it much easier to label average folks as under performing, or performing folks as average.

The 4% figure they have given is a very low figure compared to other tech firms doing 10% ~ 20%, and while one might optimistically say the progressive nature of Red Hat trying to keep the percentage low, while the pessimist might say this is just the first round. So it's possible that during Q2 performance is being looked at closely, and now is the time to shine.

As usual, all opinions are my own personal.