[Rick Lee]

I think most performance reviews are pre-determined based on whether the company wants/can afford/needs to give you a raise to keep you. I have worked at two places where every single person got the same grade, except in one case because the boss knew a woman needed a raise to keep her from leaving. At another job the big boss told all his directors to fire anyone who did not get an "excellent". Well, none of the bosses wanted to deal with firing people who were not necessarily excellent and then have to hire and train new folks. So EVERYONE got an "excellent." What are those odds?