Hi, i joined AWS in end Aug,2020 and was on Embark, followed by small customer engagements. 100% billable from 2021 and received good feedback from peers, em, etc. Forte came with needs improvement but no action items except the usual utilization metrics etc. I asked my manager - he said this is due to the fact that i joined but was on embark which isnt billable etc. and as such it got me marked low. He said that i dont need to worry, continue doing what i am. Promotion etc will be all good as needs improvement doesnt play a part. I have asked him to put a note on forte that i am marked this way due to the timing of when I joined or perhaps change it to not evaluated. Btw: I am still on probation so they can just get rid of me if they need to. Is this true? Or am I on the departing lounge as well? Do I need to worry about this or do something? I don't plan to change jobs yet unless this is inclined towards being kicked out - #layoff #layoff
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Fort is a peer feedback tool. Not sure how this correlates with a thing like "Needs improvement".
Make sure if you were told that verbally that you follow up with an email to your manager with meeting minutes summarizing the highlights and the feedback your manager gave about your performance and what you should be doing to improve. If there is no response then that means the manager is acknowledges that what you wrote accurately describes what was said. Make it a habit for any important verbal 1:1. Because if it’s verbal it doesn’t mean shit. Do your future self the favor to make the paper trail. It will hold you and your manager (or anyone else) accountable. Why do you think managers don’t give feedback in writing until they need a paper trail to be used against you.
Also I should state this....your manager probably does mean what they said. Just make sure to improve your metrics going forward so you “demonstrate” improvement regardless. For that it is worth, most likely they did not want to mark anyone as a needs improvement but were forced to. They selected you because they could give you an easy dev plan (improve your metrics) fully knowing your metrics will go up because they are currently “artificially” low due to embark. You have no need to worry unless you don’t improve your metrics.
What are the different ratings one can get "Needs Improvement", "Achieves" and "Exceeds"? How do these impact compensation and promotions?
Technically they are fictional rating to make you feel better. Your compensation and promotion opportunity are based on 2 different metrics that are only for managers to see and rank. These 2 ranking are then translated into the “Needs Improvement", "Achieves" and "Exceeds" ranking that are shown to you.
Thanks, that makes sense. Do you know what should someone with "Achieves" read between the lines?
Got NI too, it is good to document by slack manager said that you are doing fine
Dont trust one word from your Amazon managers mouth OP. Address what is written down only and work on the assumption that your Amazon manager is looking for folks to tag in meeting their mandatory URA target. Always be external interviewing and prepping too - this is a mantra for Amazon folks because the moment less than positive feedback is received - dont even wait for negative - then you need to be ready to bounce.
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If your manager said you are doing then you don't need to worry. Also most forte feedback were written in January or December when ur tenure was less. Just focus on delivering more now and that would be fine. Initial month are expected to be slow. Now whatever you do matters as you are out of onboarding zone
If he is expected to be slow then why write needs improvement. It makes no sense. Op should focus more on what is written than what is said.
This is exactly what I was thinking too, as the ramp up is around 6 weeks . I am on probation for 6 months so it doesn't make sense ie. they can just get rid of me if they want to.....