“Meeting or exceeding” is the American construction. If I’m exceeding I expect a big raise, or at least talk of a promotion (maybe next year). Starting a phrase with “meeting” puts a iscount on it.
Of course we are talking about companies that are paying too much in the first place, so maybe they’ll be forgiven for trying to bring the slope down a bit.
Of course we are talking about companies that are paying too much in the first place, so maybe they’ll be forgiven for trying to bring the slope down a bit.