There are a lot of games played in the rating process whether we admit it or not.
Appraisals are a fact of organizational life.
As employees these appraisals play a major part in our rewards and our career. Most of us want accurate information on how we are doing and what we need to do to improve. As managers, how effectively we carry out performance appraisals may have a major impact on how well our unit does and how we are evaluated as managers. Extensive literature has evolved to help us design systems that are designed to result in accurate and helpful appraisals. Yet despite this, comments such as the one above are not unusual.