What does Google/Facebook do with low performers?

Amazon
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Feb 20, 2018 35 Comments

At Amazon there is a lot of discussion about our performance management practices as many who get netted by them eventually get churned out or feel that way. It made me wonder - what does Google and Facebook do? Do you set performance rating targets?

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  • Google / Eng
    lizzie

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    lizzie
    If you get the lowest perf rating at Google, they'll put you on a performance improvement plan. If you don't improve, you'll be fired
    Feb 20, 2018 27
    • Facebook / Eng
      walla

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      walla
      Oculus Go will be interesting. I think our disagreement is the execution part. Executing well is a a skill people develop. Vision is just coming up with the idea. You just "see it" while doing it is talent/skill.
      Feb 21, 2018
    • Facebook
      admins_mom

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      admins_mom
      Fair enough yeah. Now that I've read your reply, I think execution should be its own thing really, but execution as part of talent does indeed make more sense than putting it under vision.
      Oculus go and the oculus brand in general are doing some great stuff, however fb acquired oculus. The people who started that whole story were their own bosses.
      Feb 21, 2018
  • Google
    Challah2

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    Challah2
    It appears that if youโ€™re popular enough, everyone makes excuses for you and you cruise indefinitely.

    Google is the new country club.
    Feb 20, 2018 0
  • Google
    flwH01

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    flwH01
    Because there is no real incentive to performance manage, mainly because of insanely high margin. If there is no incentive, few will be managed out unless itโ€™s very bad.
    Feb 20, 2018 0
  • Facebook
    8val42hsn9

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    8val42hsn9
    At Google almost no one is fired for performance. At Facebook about 5% are fired for performance annually.
    Feb 21, 2018 0
  • Google / Eng
    ๐Ÿ‘€hello

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    ๐Ÿ‘€hello
    My old manager is still doing nothing and cruising
    Feb 21, 2018 0