Within Amazon’s new performance review system: what does the harsh standards and workers mean

First, under the new system declare Eugene Kim business insider, managers will now These principles of employees, for example, use the three-step scale, such as how these principles and traditional measures of traditional measures and performance show these principles. These three factors combine The total cost (hunting) account It increases the effects, the ability to be placed in promotions and a performance development plan.

The main aspects of the new process include:

• Only 5% of employees It will be suitable for the best “role model” rate for LP behavior.
• Ranking scales for “performance” and “potential” were easier for clarity and consistency.
• According to domestic rules, the process is designed to improve our ability to determine the best talent and strengthen our culture.

This action is part of CEO Andy Jassy’s wider push For more disciplined and connective workers, writes Fortune‘s Jason Del Ray. Last year, Jassi also applied the updated payment models to reward a serious office mandate, reduced management layers and high performers. He stressed that Amazon is a similarly unique culture in innovations and customer value in its own leadership principles.

However, these changes were not indisputable. Employees expressed concerns about the abuse of the limited control and evaluation system, some of themselves to describe some as “predators and opaque.” Amazon approach to employees who share employees in five performance levels and set fixed interest for each Incision, stack culture reminiscent of other technology giants.

A demanding environment

More extensive context as previous reported by FortuneIt emphasizes that cultural and performance management changes occur in an ongoing period The dissatisfaction of employees. Many Amazon employees, complained Return-office mandate And the company’s required work culture, measurement and discipline on the well-being of employees. Despite these complaints, Jassy and Amazon leaders to strengthen the main values ​​of the company and remain highly, even how the technological industry manages and rewards.

Summary, the updated performance system of Amazon, the more disciplined and higher employee formalizes the principles of leadership in order to create a workforce. Although it intends to strengthen its culture and strengthen the best talents, changes can strengthen the concerns about transparency, justice and the company’s demanding environment.

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