Listen now | Here are some steps you can take to get through this time. A storm is coming… The economy is not in great shape, and we are probably entering a recession. Companies have been instituting hiring freezes since the summer. Startups and larger corporations have been laying off thousands of people this year.
I agree that this is a metric leadership will (attempt to) use. My hot take is that, in many information-based or creative roles, actually measuring performance is impossible. Don't get me wrong, there is an avalanche of data available to support whichever position leadership wants to take, but in my experience, data provides only the appearance of objectivity.
To the point of your post, though, I think regardless of what "percentile" you think you fall into, if times are getting tough where you work, it's time to "manage up" aggressively.
"Employees performing in the top 20%."
I agree that this is a metric leadership will (attempt to) use. My hot take is that, in many information-based or creative roles, actually measuring performance is impossible. Don't get me wrong, there is an avalanche of data available to support whichever position leadership wants to take, but in my experience, data provides only the appearance of objectivity.
To the point of your post, though, I think regardless of what "percentile" you think you fall into, if times are getting tough where you work, it's time to "manage up" aggressively.
Zillow lays off 300
https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/26/zillow-layoff-300-employees/