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Yep, my experience is that companies fiddle with the scores and payouts to avoid rewarding people. It’s why wages haven’t gone up much. On top of that, the review process is as annoying and pointless as possible.
I can't even tell you how many time my annual reviews have been some form of "well you exceeded expectations and are one of the top performers on our team, that's why we are giving you a middle rating. Enjoy your COLA raise which is well below the rate of inflation."
wonder how much money they lose long term by not rewarding good work and building lifetime employees
I'm not sure, but I quit my last job over this, which caused them a lot of hardship. I was still getting texts a year later asking how things worked. My ex-coworkers on LinkedIn have messaged me more than once saying nothing gets done or done right since I left.
The reviews are directly tied to the bonuses, so they have a point and Microsoft has financial motivation to doctor them. It's pretty frustrating that institutions with more money than they'll ever need, still engage in unethical practices to hoard more money. Like, you've made it guys, just be cool. Is it that hard to be cool?