According to a copy by CNBC (opens in a new tab)which details employee dissatisfaction with the revised Google Reviews and Development (GRAD) system.
In a recent all-hands meeting, company executives reportedly disclosed the magnitude of the changes. Most notably, as many as 6% of the tech giant’s workforce could end up in the lower-level category, a threefold increase from the previous 2%.
The number of employees likely to score in one of the two top categories would drop from 27% to an estimated 22%.
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While the percentage of employees who end up with just an average score will remain little changed, but increase by a percentage point, this change could have a negative impact on motivation and satisfaction.
CNBC The highest-ranking workers must have “achieved the near-impossible” and contributed “more than we could have imagined possible,” the report said.
At the company’s December all-hands meeting, many employees appeared to express concern about the changes. While the company has been largely unaffected by global economic uncertainty that has led to significant layoffs in the tech sector in recent months, many believe the new GRAD changes could be the basis for layoffs.
Going forward, the company hopes to use the move to reward employees by “spending more on overall compensation.” This, along with a 23% year-over-year headcount increase in Q3 2022, could mean that Google wants to improve the average performance of its overall workforce, putting low performers at risk.
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