I am financially illiterate and have a hard time comprehending corporate jargon. Can someone explain to me how the new aip structure is different than it has been?
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As a former RSM in HCBG, we were asked to select or nominate “high potential” reps. If they performed well, it’s hard to believe that the RSM would not have used that pre designation when determining the ratings at the end of the year.
Hey, I never said "direct" manager of 120 people. I had 120 people in my organization, with plenty of good managers. As much as is possible with humans involved, the rating system was not gamed in my organization.
Usually, the ones who got top ratings for the year did something to really knock it out of the park.
Hello HR.
Seriously, it is easy to put together a list of achievements and justification to get your "favourite" a good rating. Due to the quota system, you just need to make the remainder sound like they are good employees, and make your favourite a standout. Even if there is calibration with the other functions, it is still a quota system and if you are within it, you'll get it unless the company is borked.
120??? Sorry @6lhk+1pWzRFKN , if you had 120 true "reports" then you are part of the problem. You should have been screaming up that you needed help, and/or delegate. You cannot manage 120 people. No one can. Those people were not done any favors by being part of the 120. And that is the problem at 3M...just a number. In this case, 120.
Just a rebuttal to keep things real…..in over 25 years as a manager of anywhere from 5 people to 120, I NEVER saw any instance of managers preselecting their high rated performers and gaming the system in the organizations I was in.
At the end of the year, every manager would have to justify their high ratings given to their team. We’d calibrate across the organization to ensure equity.
I’m sure that there are some bad managers who would game the system. But don’t generalize to everyone. Hopefully the bad ones were in the slim minority
I highly recommend the last post. Yes, 3M is indeed a hot bed of nepotism and favoritism.
Coming from a reputed grad school where merit based progress was the norm, it was shocking to see how decadent the culture was here.
I left last year and work for a startup where things are much, much better.
I started at 3M in early 2018. I was excited and enthusiastic when I started. I am embarrassed to admit it took me about two years to realize at 3M you will only succeed if your manager hired you or worked with you for years and is a friend. I do not understand why nepotism is condoned at 3M but it is unfair to those of us who are new to 3M.
Already screwed before the change. Look at how low the estimate is for spinco, when it has performed better than CBG.
@3spv+1pWzRFKN Let me break out the puppets and crayons.
What this means, in my 16 years with 3M, is that managers pick who they give their higher rankings to early in the year and work to support that model vs the way it should be:
Look at the year's accomplishments and higher performing scores to the team members who earn it. These scores impact AIP.
But because 3M is in fact nepotism central, it’s best to cozy up to higher ups and get on the good list on Q1 so you can be favorited come review time
Is it a norm for HR to make a major policy change just by email? and telling employees that if there's no reply, it means that employees accepted it?
You don’t work for 3M, this post makes no sense… WTF is the “AIP way”?
AIP was already screwed when egocentric management pre-selected their “performers” in Q1.
3M is the land of favoritism.
“Make higher up friends” thats the AIP way
AIP was already screwed when egocentric management pre-selected their “performers” in Q1.
3M is the land of favoritism.
“Make higher up friends” thats the AIP way
Historically if they call everyone together to explain something, that means everyone is getting s c r e w e d.
Totally agreed with all posters here. Any change from HR is going to hurt employees more. HR is a heap of Sh*t
Haven not seen it, I can assure you will make less money. That is the 3M way.
@uhn+1pWzRFKN Im aware that the change has been made where us employees get the short end of the stick… i just want to know how much we are getting d*cked over and how
My manager once said....If there are any changes,,,, They are not changing it to benefit you.