Iāve seen so many posts on Blind from people asking for help when theyāve been placed on a PIP. For those of you that have been placed on a PIP at any point in your career, what was your personal experience and what was the outcome?
Where Iām currently working employees that receive a needs improvement or partially meeting expectations during a review cycle are automatically placed on a PIP. The details of the PIP are created by the manager and a c-level exec, then reviewed and approved by HR. Itās shared with the employee, the...Read more
One of my friendās coworkers was recently placed on a PIP, theyāre not supposed to know this has happened since the coworker wanted to keep it confidential because theyāre upset and embarrassed to be in the situationā¦ but for whatever reason the manager has shared the PIP situation with the team. My...Read more
Have you ever turned things around after being placed on a PIP? Tell us, how did you do it?
Iām curious about the role HR should play in the PIP process. How have different companies approached this? Should HR be more hands-on or is it better for managers to take the lead?
Weāve all experienced PIPs gone wrongā¦ the feedback didnāt make sense, there werenāt clear expectations for how to improve, or you simply disagreed with being placed on a PIP in the first place. Tell us.. whatās your PIP horror story?
My team and I are divided on our feelings towards PIPsā¦ some of us feel PIPs can actually help people improve by identifying blind weaknesses and having a structured plan on how to improve, while the rest of us believe PIPs are just a tool for HR and managers to justify a termination. Do you think ...Read more
Letās be honest, PIPs are not always the right move. What do you think are better ways to handle performance issues?
For those of you who have been through a PIP, how did you cope? What steps did you take to turn things around?