"In early January, in the wake of massive layoffs, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy asked corporate workers to submit three to five accomplishments that "show the impact of your work," as part of a revamped performance review system that helps determine future pay. It's reportedly a departure from previous review processes that posed softball questions about employees' strengths and interests and included prompts such as, "When you're at your best, how do you contribute?""
"To be sure, corporate America does not run on goodwill and how hard workers try. Employers have always expected their workers to produce results. But as AI floods the workplace with productivity metrics, the strongly-worded memos signal a reset that fully strips out the touchy-feely, more accommodating management style of the COVID era to focus on requiring workers to get stuff done."
"First they came for the office perks. Next they came for remote flexibility. Now Fortune 500 CEOs are exerting their upper hand by issuing employees new ultimatums: Show us your results-or else. The no-nonsense approach reflects the pressure CEOs are under to grow their bottom line in a period when a series of X-factors-geopolitics, AI, evolving markets, and an unpredictable White House-can disrupt even the best-laid plans."
Fortune 500 companies are moving toward tougher, results-focused performance assessments that prioritize measurable impact over effort or soft-skill reflections. Amazon asked employees to list three to five accomplishments that "show the impact of your work" as part of a review tied to pay. Meta is restructuring reviews to slot employees into bonus bands and increase feedback to reward top performers. Citi emphasized being judged on results rather than effort amid job cuts. The change aligns with rising AI-driven productivity metrics and CEO pressure to protect margins amid geopolitical and market uncertainty.
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