DuPont reviews

Bad employee performance reviews, based on out dated "Forced Distribution" system that they copied from GE under Jack Welch. Couldn't come up with their own adequate system so had to use one they presumably read about in Welch's biography. This system has been dropped by a lot of companies due to it's discriminatory practices of forcing out older workers and several lawsuits were brought that proved it. Also imported Six Sigma from the GE playbook and while a good system for plant sites, it is misused in my research area. Some employees are forced to take it with the assumption of promotion for completing it, while others have not taken it and had no problem being promoted.

"Felt Leadership" is a term that gets thrown around in a lot of different circles within the Oval. "Respect for People" is another term, pulled directly from the company's 'Core Values' statement. Most of the people I worked with greeted both of those terms with a collective yawn and a roll of the eyes. That's because senior management (or basically anyone based out of Wilmington) couldn't convincingly demonstrate either concept if their job depended on it. They elevate the incompetent and marginalize, if not completely dismiss the employees in the trenches actually dedicated to their jobs. Their condescension toward anyone not based out of Wilmington was evident in the JV vs. Varsity mentality displayed at every level.