What do the buckets look like in ER?

I'm a first year assoc in ER. How does bucketing work? I understand your analyst holds final say, but how is it supposed to work if you're the only associate your analyst works with? Do they communicate to the head of research and they do the bucketing?

Also, is there any meaningful spread in comp/promotion timeline between buckets?

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