Should promotions/raises be based on Seniority or skills? (employee, jobs, company)

[bjh2k19]

I ‘asking because my former job promotions/raises were given based on seniority, and not skills.

[Cream1]

Originally Posted by bjh2k19

I ‘asking because my former job promotions/raises were given based on seniority, and not skills.

Maybe raises were given based on grammar and punctuation skills.

[RVD90277]

Obviously it should be skills but realistically for some jobs, it doesn't always work.

I have one friend who is a cop. He's not very old and he makes good income (6 figures) but his rank isn't really high up because as he put it "no 40 year old cop is going to take orders from a 25 year old guy no matter how skilled I am."

[joe from dayton]

The best is a combination of skills and experience. If I had to pick one over the other, it would be skills hands down.

[s1alker]

Typically union jobs are big on seniority. In non union, it's based on performance and what you add to the company.

[Rabrrita]

It should be based on the value an employee provides to the company. There is more to this than just "seniority" and/or "skill".

[Hemlock140]

Originally Posted by Rabrrita

It should be based on the value an employee provides to the company. There is more to this than just "seniority" and/or "skill".

I agree, and that's why ours are based on an annual performance review. There are still union public agencies that have "step" increases based on time there, for example, raises at 6 months, 18 months and 36 months, but they usually also have an annual cost of living increase. The idea of that was that a person gains experience and skills and can perform better after being on the job longer, but that's not always the case.

[Mightyqueen801]

Neither. Raises should be based on performance.

[Jessica2099]

It absolutely should be given based on skills and job performance. Hands down!
Seniority should only be applied as a "tiebreaker" between two people who perform equally.

[MetroWord]

I've found that experience doesn't always translate to good workmanship.