Have you ever stopped to think about what it means to ‘meet expectations’ at work? It’s a phrase we’ve all heard before, but what does it really entail? In an ideal world, meeting expectations would be, well, the expected norm. You do your job, you fulfill your responsibilities, and you get a pat on the back (and maybe a small raise). But is that really the case?
I was shocked to hear that at a big-name company on the West Coast, employees who ‘meet expectations’ aren’t getting any salary increments – not even a dollar. It seems that simply doing your job isn’t enough anymore. You need to exceed expectations just to get a measly 1% raise, and sometimes just to keep your job.
This got me thinking: has it always been this way? Did this trend start pre-COVID, or is it a more recent development? It’s a strange phenomenon, especially when you consider that meeting expectations should be the bare minimum.
What do you think? Have you experienced this in your own workplace? Share your thoughts in the comments below.