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Deming's 3rd deadly disease: Annual rating of performance. “It is purely a lottery”

> Deming's 3rd deadly disease: Annual rating of performance. “It is purely a lottery”

More of a popularity contest than a lottery.

From the perspective of someone who can't play the popularity contest, it's effectively a lottery and the odds are stacked against you.