[Schneed10]

I'm in healthcare, a business where it's tough to justify big raises. HR tells us every year that raises will be 3% for the best, 2% for the crappy, and 0% for the near-fireable.

So because 3% is so low in the first place, I give all my employees the highest grades possible under the mindset that 3% really is just a cost of living increase.

I only dole out the promotion beyond the 3% when someone's skill set has grown enough to satisfy the next highest job description.

But yeah, writing your own reviews seems retarded. We write all of them for our employees.