[Rick Lee]

I've never worked anywhere where the annual reviews weren't totally predetermined. In fact, at my current job, about nine yrs. ago, the only person who got an "exceeds expectations" rating only got that because she was going to leave without a raise and they wanted to keep her. The rest of us got "meets expecations." At another job, the boss told his directors to fire anyone who got below "excellent." So we ALL got "excellent." Not all of us were, but the directors didn't want to fire people for anything less.