"insgesamt zu unserer Zufriedenheit"

Category: Performance Assessment

Switzerland
4
unsatisfactory
Germany
5
poor

Meaning

Grade 5 (poor / inadequate). The qualifiers 'on the whole' and 'by and large' relativise the praise and mean: there were recurring deficiencies.

Switzerland vs. Germany

This phrase is rated grade 4 (unsatisfactory) in Switzerland, and grade 5 (poor) in Germany. In Switzerland, this phrase is rated better than in Germany.

Background: In Switzerland, "good" is the norm qualification (Labour Court Zurich), while in Germany, "satisfactory" (grade 3) is the statistical average (BAG 18.11.2014, 9 AZR 584/13).

Variants

  • "im Großen und Ganzen zu unserer Zufriedenheit"
  • "im Grossen und Ganzen zu unserer Zufriedenheit"

Sources

  • IHK Bonn Merkblatt Arbeitszeugnis
  • ifb Betriebsrat
High confidence

Note

Variants such as 'a by and large satisfactory completion' are also assigned grade 5 per IHK Bonn.

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