[bravetraveler]

No need to apologize, it is a completely strange concept and I'm rushed!

Some places have existing employees interview for the job they want. They do this by making a 'packet'; a collection of documents proving things like business impact.

It's often put in front of a group of people with that job for review and they decide.

Normally, management, your peers, or the company as a whole are aware of your performance. They should be doing a lot of this for you, in my opinion.

It basically demands you do the job you want, before you have it. Some see this as fair, and I could agree, but not after 5+ years. I see it as a way to trick newcomers into overextending themselves.

[drukenemo]

Thanks for the explanation, all more clear now!

[felsokning]

> Normally, management, your peers, or the company as a whole are aware of your performance. They should be doing a lot of this for you, in my opinion.

In company's with forced attrition rates, it becomes a hell of a popularity contest.

When Kevin Turner (former Wal-Mart exec) headed CSS (Customer Services and Support) at M$FT, it was a shit show and a half - creating something like a mandatory 5% attrition rate per year.

Nothing boosts morale better than people vying to NOT be the person let go that year. /s

[bravetraveler]

Hah, true enough/fair.

Even in a business where it's routine to rest/vest, no 'crabs in a bucket' mentality required, these contests seem likely to appear.

One could simply exist/accrue an empire, yet... that's not enough. I suppose it's boredom.

Many reasons why we can't have nice things. Agh.