Meta Platforms, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. The company owns 3 of top 4 social networks in the world: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. More than 3.5 billion people use at least one of the company's core products every month.

PSC (Performance Summary Cycle)

Reserved for the very top performers in a certain level. This requires a huge amount of provable impact.

Redefines Expectations

Going far beyond the requirements for the role expectations. This rating becomes increasingly harder at higher levels.

Greatly Exceeds Expectations

Going beyond the requirements for the role. Generally you need at least an EE rating to be eligible for promotion.

Exceeds Expectations

Doing a satisfactory job for the role. No risk of getting PIP'ed. Also the default rating for new hires who are given the TNTE (Too New To Evaluate) rating.

Meets All Expectations

A rating indicating the need to improve performance. One (and certainly two) MM ratings will result in a PIP.

Meets Most Expectations

Rating that indicates signficant gaps in performance. Generally this results in getting let go or receiving an immediate PIP.

Meets Some Expectations

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, and much more. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, it has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world". It is the 3rd largest company in the world ranked by revenue, with more than $500B/year.

SDE 1 [L4]

SDE 2 [L5]

SDE 3 [L6]

Principal SDE [L7]

Amazon

Forte

This means that you're doing very well and exceeding expectations. This corresponds with the OLR ratings of TT and HV3.

Exceeds

This means that you're meeting expectations.  This corresponds with the OLR ratings of HV2 and HV1.

Meets

This means that you are doing poorly and not meeting expectations at your level. You are in danger of being put on a PIP or fired for performance reasons.

Needs Improvement

Google is an American multinational technology company that focuses on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing,  and much more. It is considered one of the Big Five technology companies. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Google captures more than $200B of advertising spend every year. 

Google

GRAD (Googler Reviews and Development)

Going far, far beyond the expectations for your level.

Transformative Impact

Going substantially beyond the expectations for your level. This rating is a major step toward promotion.

Outstanding Impact

An adequate rating representing reasonable performance at the level that almost the entire company is placed in.

Significant Impact

A below-average rating indicating a few substantial gaps in performance. You are at very high risk for a PIP here.

Moderate Impact

Rating that indicates several signficant gaps in performance, and you are drastically underperforming for your level. This rating will result in an immediate firing or PIP.