With the volume the company has been doing this year if they don't have the ability to stick to the step progression plan then they never did and the whole plan was just a ruse to slow the turnover rate to an acceptable level. Any statement about the company's ability to implement them was a CYA for when they went back to churning out as much profit as possible at the employees' expense.They weren't promised anything. The company made it clear that progression advancements were subject to the company's ability to implement them.