Oh, dear me, Catherine. Let me explain it to you. Here, sit down. If there *ARE* 30 percent who are truly excellent and 1/3 of them are passed over for the excellence raise, they will simply get angry and LEAVE. This will restore the natural order of things: the 20% figure is self-achieving. You see? You worried about nothing. <Uncle Lama pats Catherine on her head and smiles approvingly.> There now. Run along, Catherine. And will you try not to THINK so much?
Lama > -----Original Message----- > From: Catherine McKay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Now > maybe 20% is somehow statistically sound (what do I > know?) or maybe it's just a number plucked out of a > hat (most likely) but, like I asked my boss the other > day, what if - WHAT IF - there were 30% of employees > who were really excellent? What if??? Oh, what's the point...
