I would also add a lot of years I got goals that I didn't agree w/ technical direction. For instance if I get goal to switch some system architecture to X but that's a bad idea and I document and provide evidence why that's a bad idea and it doesn't happen maybe I shouldn't be docked at the end of the year? If anything I should be rewarded but some higher up will be pissed I poo poo'd on their vision and suffer.