[Shotimes] Re: (OT) How to avoid the pitfalls of pricing

[Alan Fanning]

At GE, where I work, we are ranked annually with our peers - from top
performer to bottom. If you are ranked in the bottom 10% for 2 years in a
row, you'd better be working on your resume. This approach has been used for
many years, even as the local business has been whittled down from >7000
employees in the 70's to a few hundred now. I consider myself a "survivor"!

    Alan


wrote:

> Right.  To some extent, I agree.  Get rid of the dead wood.  Those that
> prove their value, keep.  And give them a raise every year.
> 
> If you don't at least try to do the annual review and raise_as_an_incentive
> thing, no one will feel they need to work harder than the next guy. And
> others will leave.
> 
> I guess really it depends on the company, and perhaps the industry.  These
> days, it could be said that some people will try and prove themselves just
> to keep their job, as opposed to trying to get a raise.
> 
> Of course, none of this applies to the UAW.  :)
> 
> Dave