I had my annual perfor­mance review Friday afternoon. I knew what to expect, because it’s basically the aggre­gation of each job review we get throughout the year. Job reviews are a solid lead indicator for the annual appraisal. Reviewer comments are cited and my perfor­mance is compared to expec­ta­tions. It also afforded me the opportunity […]

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Francine dishes on forced ranking at GE and the Big Four: That is, compared to their peers, they don’t have the right stuff right now and their perfor­mance, although fine, is not as fine as the other 90%. So, with a poor rating instead of a positive rating, your choices are slim. No raise, no […]

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