"Stack ranking" is a controversial system of rating employees and laying off the poorest performers. Attorney Alykhan Sunderji, who spent almost nine years at Amazon, said the system can be helpful.

Amazon systematically attempts to channel 6% of its office employees out of the company each year, using processes embedded in proprietary software to help meet a target for turnover among low-ranked ...

During its employee review process, Microsoft asks managers to adjust individuals' rankings based on where others on the team land to prevent too many from achieving the highest ranking and the pay ...

Amazon has officially integrated its Leadership Principles into employee evaluations for the first time, marking a significant shift in how the company assesses corporate workforce performance. The ...

In leaked messages, Salesforce's CEO toned down a proposal to do an annual 5% stack ranking. CEO Marc Benioff said the company would instead "exit" underperformers, reward high performers. He also ...

New internal details from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reveal a controversial approach to deciding employee compensation that some insiders liken to the notorious ‘stack ranking’ system. The ...

Tech workers who survived layoffs this year will likely face tougher performance reviews next year. Salesforce and Meta are asking managers to tag 10% to 15% of people on teams as low performers. CEOs ...