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CappinPeanut t1_iwuk49r wrote

Reply to comment by CobraPony67 in Amazon Recently Told Managers to Identify, 'Stack Rank' Low Performers Immediately by Truetree9999

If they need to trim fat and reduce their headcount, is there a better way than stack ranking? If you had to cut players from the dream team, you’re certainly not going to cut MJ.

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tlsr t1_iwuy6yn wrote

I worked at a company that does this, year round, regardless of environment -- through good times and bad.

They are arrogant about why too: they believe there is always someone better than what they have and that someone will always want to work for them (they never explain why this super-hero doesn't currently work for them).

Ironically, this super-hero that they get to join the company is now a potential low performer as well. The circualr logic to this process is stunning.

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CappinPeanut t1_iwuz1et wrote

Yea, my company used to do this year round. It was a horrific and toxic environment. It didn’t last long at all.

But, announcing layoffs and asking managers to rank everyone is a different animal. Performance based cost cutting seems to make the most sense and ranking everyone worst to best is the way to do that.

It sucks any time a company does layoffs, but it’s much better as a one off exercise than as a yearly practice, that’s for sure.

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