HR & People Jargon · Vice President level

"A-player"

"A-player" means a top performer, typically someone a manager considers exceptional relative to their peers on a given team.

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How "A-player" shows up at work

Used to justify both hires and exits, sometimes in the same quarter. The definition shifts to match whoever is being praised, which makes it useful and meaningless in equal measure.

Buzzword

We only want to bring on A-players for this expansion.

Plain English

We only want to hire top performers for this expansion.

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