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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This example of the real world seems artificially constructed. ”There are always exactly 5 people who deserve 1s, no matter who is working here at any given time.”

What if — just a thought experiment here — you hired 20 4s from previous years? A all-stars team as it were. Would you still give 5 1s? [/quote]

DP.  The answer is yes.  They are compared among each others.  The goal is to get the very best SWE and these guys get paid a lot of money.  Think of it like the recent College Football Playoff where there are at least six teams that are qualified but only four teams were selected.  You don't get a participation trophy.[/quote]

But that’s a one-day game. Where the goal is a literal trophy. We are talking here about employment, in an industry/world where recruitment and employee turnover are one of the most substantive cost centers, and where every new cohort brings new risk. I suppose the “there are always five 1s” approach might be a way to hit short-term goals (not even sure about that, as it could be a disincentive to hard work for some). But it hardly seems like the long-term play. [/quote]

Yeah, sounds like a plan conceived by an engineer. Hopefully just wishful thinking and not actually implemented. Either way, it makes the case for keeping engineers carefully siloed away on their allotted task, and away from decision making. [/quote]

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