# Divide employee metrics into 3 performance tiers within each department, based on metric_value from

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Domain: SQL · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Divide employee metrics into 3 performance tiers within each department, based on metric_value from highest to lowest. Order by department and metric_value descending.

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