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Our performance appraisal system currently consists of 8 categories (attitude, job knowledge, etc.) and thus all count the same. I've proposed a change, where the employee, myself and their manager ag
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Should review categories be weighted differently?

posted at 5/24/2011 9:39 AM EDT
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and what about gaming the system? that could be good or bad. One one hand the employee may have to stop relying on being a nice person and actually learn a new skill, but on the other hand it could encourage your divas to become more "diva-ant" - we all know what that's like.
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Should review categories be weighted differently?

posted at 5/24/2011 10:23 AM EDT
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Thanks all. The company only has about 20 employees and only about 3 or 4 positions duplicate (primarily case monitors and admin staff). The fact that they got to choose their percentages (within reason) made it a bit easier, but there is still resistance (now from 2 people). I had already linked the weights to their job descriptions (especially if I needed to adjust anything). If people have the same position, their % will be the same as their peer.
Deltac is right- the math is simple and hard to mess up if you've done them enough.
I'm not familiar with the term 'gaming the system' but I think I have enough talking points. Ultimately management is behind it, so if this employee doesn't want to play ball, I'll turn it over to them. Thanks for all the input.
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Should review categories be weighted differently?

posted at 5/24/2011 1:19 PM EDT
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Gaming teh system is like "teaching to the test" if people know that a particular thing is given more value, that will become their focus.

This is good if that is what you hope to achieve, but bad because it could encourage "divas" - people who slack in certain areas because they excel at others. This kind of behavior can destroy teamwork.
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Should review categories be weighted differently?

posted at 6/10/2011 5:27 AM EDT
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Each job category is different and categories should be weighted differently to reflect levels of importance (e.g. Customer Service is key in one job, not too important in another). The same job should have the same weightings for everyone in the category, and weightings should be consistent one cycle to the next. (ps: I don't believe you should rate "Attitude"; only rate observable behaviors.
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Should review categories be weighted differently?

posted at 6/10/2011 5:51 AM EDT
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why not, it's always better to ignore that 800 pound moose sitting on the table...
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