anyone else been put on a PIP recently? I had a meet expectations for end of year stuff but had a suspicious meeting with my sup about goals and a doc of improvements and now think its weird that happened. it wasn't us talking about goals. talked to someone else from another team and they had a similar experience but had a needs improvement end of year review. neither of us got anything from HR but maybe we shouldn't expect an email at this point.
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They're desperate to save money and are like rats on a sinking ship. They know full well that PIPs are merely a legal tool to protect the company when they decide to press the layoff button. You could be a solid employee, with years of good reviews and progress through the ranks, and still just get sacked for no good reason. This company, and all others, do not care about you at all. They do not care that you need health insurance for your family, nor do they care about your financial health. They care only about themselves and the shareholders. You are totally and utterly expendable.
someone on my team was placed on a PIP and they are very productive and it is a surprise (for them and to me as a colleague). depending on your comfort level you could tell others on your team and maybe they can support you so you can have evidence that you are meeting goals or something. document everything. it is never a good sign but to try to be supportive you could still try to fight it. if HR isn't involved maybe that is a better sign that things are not escalted yet.
I think OP is trying to confirm if this is widespread especially since we just got an email from the new CEO the timing is eerie. Play the PIP game for now but I agree with the other commenters that you should start looking.
A PIP is a signal to you that it's over and you should either fix your issues or leave. It usually means you're done as very few people recover from whatever raised the PIP in the first place.
Being blunt:
• It’s HR paperwork to protect the company
• Many PIPs are a paper trail before termination
• A lot of people on PIPs don’t survive them (especially in corporate environments)