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Originally Posted by VaSteve
I just left a job in consulting. All the professionals were projectized. We'd work on something for a client an move to the next project. Some had short project some had long projects. The model there was to write review for the person's performance on the project. At the end of the year, you'd pull together all the project reviews you had, all your billable hours, special projects (to benefit the firm) and be rated overall. The to ensure that the process was "fair and balanced" we'd rate EVERYONE in the firm at a particular level during a grueling 2 day session. So if people came into the process with "5" (the best) we'd normalize based on billable hours and other metrics. Many who were 5's were clear cut, it was the people on the cusp of a rank that we'd battle over. They claimed that pay was not tied to it, since the Partners decided pay raises and bonuses. We all knew that was bull****. Throughout the year, you had a "coach" that was supposed to make sure that you were getting things done, keeping hours up, getting training, etc. Mostly you didn't work for your coach.
3 was normal performance and was considered "good" - nobody wanted that.  Overall, a 3 would still get you a raise. A 2 would get you some counseling, a 1 should have got you fired (only a Partner could do that). I actually handed out a 2 last year and a 1 this year. Overall. I told my "coachees" that it was very clear cut what you had to do to succeed and it made my job as a coach very easy... |
Steve, we must have worked for the same company
Now that I think about it. I've worked for three different management consultancy companies and the system was the same in all three, BS and all.
