Civil Service Performance grading-Anyone got 'D'
 

has anyone went through this before? any idea why this happens? Just trying to understand is it because of bell curve as such the person must get D even though performance is up to mark?

Technically speaking, a D grade means a person is up to mark(i.e. as in perform their duties adequately). C and above actually means a person performs better than adequate in their duties at a few areas at least. Hence going by HR guidelines, if you just perform your normal duties, they will take it as 'fair' to give you a D.

However most of the time Ds are not doled out much as the quota for C grades are pretty big. Bell curve or not, if you get a D you have to ask yourself did you screw up somewhere to be graded like that.

thanks. that is really enlightening.

If i were to rephrase your reply, you mean to say that as long as nothing screw up, one should not expect to get a D?

But why i use to hear people telling me that someone must get a D due to bell curve?