Imagine you woke up, put on a pot of Folgers (which is the best part of waking up), sat at the kitchen table, and opened your work email. While sleepily browsing through the numerous tasks before you, a message from a co-worker catches your eye. It is an email that informs you of the observations a third-party talent evaluator has provided of your work performance, given on a scale of 99.
You have received an 88.
The coffee is done and your pour it into your “2020 All-Star” double-walled insulated cup the company provided you for your efforts earlier this year.