Hey there, have you ever stopped to think about what ‘meets expectations’ really means in the workplace? I was taken aback when I stumbled upon a Reddit post from an employee at a big-name company on the west coast. They shared that anyone who ‘meets expectations’ hasn’t been getting any salary increments – not even a dollar each year.
It got me thinking: shouldn’t meeting expectations be, well, expected? If you’re doing your job as required, shouldn’t that be enough to warrant at least some recognition, if not a raise? But it seems that’s no longer the case. Nowadays, you need to exceed expectations just to get a measly 1% raise, or sometimes even to keep your job.
I’m curious – did this used to happen pre-COVID as well? Was ‘meets expectations’ always a bad thing, or is this a new trend? It makes me wonder what’s driving this shift in expectations. Is it the rising cost of living, the pressure to constantly innovate, or something else entirely?
What do you think? Have you experienced this in your own workplace? Share your thoughts in the comments below!