Virtually all hospitals require that their employees receive some kind of performance appraisal at least once per year. That information is used for a number of purposes including pay raises, making promotional decisions, and deciding which employees should be retained or let go during downsizing. When completing those appraisals, supervisors have different philosophies for rating employees. Some supervisors are very lenient in their ratings and give almost every employee high ratings. Other supervisors are harsher when they evaluate their subordinates and give almost all poor and average ratings. Still others avoid giving either high or low ratings and tend to evaluate most employees as being in the average range.

1. Ratings by different supervisors are difficult to compare

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2. Performance appraisals are not used for the purpose of developing employees and giving them feedback

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3. Employees from some departments or units can expect to get below average merit increases

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4. The best supervisor to work for in terms of receiving merit increases would be the one that gives "average" ratings

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