Although leniency is usually more prevalent than strictness, some managers on their own-apply an evaluation more rigorously than the company standard .This behavior may be due to a lack of understanding of various evaluation factors. The worst situation is when a firm has both lenient and strict managers and nothing is done to level the inequities. Here, the weak performers get relatively high pay increases and promotions from a lenient boss, while stronger employees are under-rewarded by the strict manager. This can have a devastating effect on the morale and motivation of the top-performing people.