So our work ramps up as people get to the office, and drops when we leave for lunch. Likewise, we ramp up as the year progresses, until we slow down at the holidays.
Am I missing something, or is this data so aggregated that it has become useless?
I'd stick my head out and guess they promote at year end. That's why people complete most tasks in Sep-Nov, just in time for promotion/salary increase. From January, no one cares about performance for another 6 months so performance is low.
Am I missing something, or is this data so aggregated that it has become useless?