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History
In 2009 Seattle Children’s updated and revised its compensation practices to provide managers with better tools to recognize and reward workplace performance for our more than 4,000 employees.
Before 2009, Children’s performance evaluation system operated on a three-point scale (needs improvement, meets and exceeds expectations). Evaluations under the three-point system resulted in a significant number of staff receiving an “exceeds” rating, and therefore we did not have the ability to recognize and reward high levels of performance.