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by nlawalker 917 days ago
> The reason for this is there's a lot embedded about what 'A', 'C', 'E' mean, and that's different for different people

100% agree - the expectation setting about promos and big bonuses only coming to those who exceed expectations is frankly fine, but it's obvious that the intent of the letter-grade analogy is to imply an expectation (and evoke the associated anxiety) that there's going to be a paternalistic, we're-disappointed-and-you-should-be-too discussion for a 'C'.