Sorry About That Merit Raise You Were Supposed To Get

So let’s say you work for a media company that isn’t totally crashing and burning (it’s possible!) and you are totally psyched about your annual review because you rocked your job this year.

You might end up getting stuck with 1.5%, no matter how much you deserve more.

Why? The problem’s with the process, says Sean Conrad at Fistful of Talent.

Explanation 1. The manager was assigning merit increases based on their own personal preferences/mood that day. A pretty subjective approach, with no link to performance and more akin to playing favorites.

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