Ask HN: How does performance appraisals happen in your organisation?

#1

Post by blackpanda » Sat, May 15, 2021, 5:13 PM UTC

What's the process like? Is it one time effort at the end of the year or there are some continuous efforts made throughout the year.

Also, please mention if some tools are used for the same.

And lastly, are your satisfied with the process?

Re: Ask HN: How does performance appraisals happen in your organisation?

#2

Post by throwaway201125 » Sat, May 15, 2021, 9:00 PM UTC

360 degree reviews. Peer reviews, manager reviews all that shenanigans. None of that matters anyway because in the end 5- 10% people will be fired based on curve.

How satisfied am I with it? I hate it and it's the sure shot way to ruin mental health of your employees.

Tools used: Workday (which deserves a special place in hell itself)

Re: Ask HN: How does performance appraisals happen in your organisation?

#3

Post by woofcat » Sat, May 15, 2021, 9:24 PM UTC

throwaway201125 wrote: post #2

360 degree reviews. Peer reviews, manager reviews all that shenanigans. None of that matters anyway because in the end 5- 10% people will be fired based on curve. How satisfied am I with it? I hate it and it's the sure shot way to ruin mental health of your employees. Tools used: Workday (which deserves a special place in hell itself)

Personally I've always prefered 360 over whatever the hell I have. Non-technical people reviewing your performance without knowing what you actually do.

Re: Ask HN: How does performance appraisals happen in your organisation?

#4

Post by rand846633 » Sat, May 15, 2021, 9:37 PM UTC

throwaway201125 wrote: post #2

360 degree reviews. Peer reviews, manager reviews all that shenanigans. None of that matters anyway because in the end 5- 10% people will be fired based on curve. How satisfied am I with it? I hate it and it's the sure shot way to ruin mental health of your employees. Tools used: Workday (which deserves a special place in hell itself)

What is or what means “curve”?

Re: Ask HN: How does performance appraisals happen in your organisation?

#5

Post by ianai » Sat, May 15, 2021, 9:38 PM UTC

Online database. You type-in and they “review/award” according to their own machinations. It’s better than nothing, by far. It’s probably better than many options.

Re: Ask HN: How does performance appraisals happen in your organisation?

#6

Post by nitwit005 » Sat, May 15, 2021, 9:47 PM UTC

We have an elaborate process, which no one pays attention to when making decisions.

Seems to be the most common methodology.

Re: Ask HN: How does performance appraisals happen in your organisation?

#7

Post by jacobrussell » Sat, May 15, 2021, 9:52 PM UTC

We do midpoint reviews as well as year end reviews. End of year “raises” (also called merit) are dished out between ~3-5% based on some black box algorithm that, as far as I know, no non-managers understand. Not sure if managers completely understand it either, or if they just aren’t allowed to talk about the inner workings. I haven’t had a problem with it since the range isn’t huge, and I’ve never felt slighted. Doesn’t mean it’s right but it has never bothered me.

Re: Ask HN: How does performance appraisals happen in your organisation?

#8

Post by suvo » Sat, May 15, 2021, 10:45 PM UTC

rand846633 wrote: post #4

throwaway201125 wrote: post #2

360 degree reviews. Peer reviews, manager reviews all that shenanigans. None of that matters anyway because in the end 5- 10% people will be fired based on curve. How satisfied am I with it? I hate it and it's the sure shot way to ruin mental health of your employees. Tools used: Workday (which deserves a special place in hell itself)

What is or what means “curve”?

HR version: The bell curve of emp performance. (figures collated from workday/slack or some other metrics) So the worst performers are adjusted (read purged) to get to a better standard for the next 'cycle'.

Re: Ask HN: How does performance appraisals happen in your organisation?

#9

Post by giantg2 » Sun, May 16, 2021, 12:35 AM UTC

At my company, there's the way they are supposed to be done, and there is the way they are actually done. Even with a process in place, managers and department heads set their own rules and just fo whatever they want.

Re: Ask HN: How does performance appraisals happen in your organisation?

#10

Post by devoutsalsa » Sun, May 16, 2021, 1:54 AM UTC

giantg2 wrote: post #9

At my company, there's the way they are supposed to be done, and there is the way they are actually done. Even with a process in place, managers and department heads set their own rules and just fo whatever they want.

I asked how reviews are done when I joined a recent company. A VP said that they doesn’t pay attention to it & just makes it up. That’s pretty consistent with my experience at every company.