Normally appraisal mean increment in salary to most of the people. Well, if looked honestly at it; it comes with performance evaluation and how much you add value to your company.Appraisal is also a phase where we get a chance to have a talk with Management about our future plans, what are the areas we are looking at to focus. Now coming back to major concern of most of the people..salary hikes. Salary hikes are totally dependant on your performance and Management's thinking about you. If Management feels you are a valued person and company needs you strongly in future, you will get good hike and as per expectations of you. But if you are not getting enough hike, it is also true that Management has already thought of results of this. They are very much aware that if they do not give sufficient hike to employee, he/she may quit the company. So, in this case Management is prepared for that situation also. In other words, Management is ready to take risk of loosing you and your absense does not make much impact to the project. So my friends, as per my experience goes, I have learnt that my performace and work should be so good that Management should not think of loosing me and thus should give the hike which is according to market standards. Once you get hike and package equal compared to market standards, you will be happy.
