Performance Improvement Plans Surge in US as Companies Seek Stealth Job Cuts (msn.com)
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- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/24/11/30/0023227/performance-improvement-plans-surge-in-us-as-companies-seek-stealth-job-cuts
- Source link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-most-hated-way-of-firing-someone-is-more-popular-than-ever-it-s-the-age-of-the-pip/ar-AA1uXdgc
While companies maintain PIPs offer a path to improvement, WSJ -- citing HR executives and former employees -- describes them as primarily providing legal protection against wrongful termination lawsuits and an alternative to formal layoffs. Only 10-25% of employees survive the 30-90 day improvement plans, with most either being terminated or leaving voluntarily.
[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-most-hated-way-of-firing-someone-is-more-popular-than-ever-it-s-the-age-of-the-pip/ar-AA1uXdgc
Very glad I quit subscribing to WSJ years ago (Score:2)
Here was one of the sources quoted "...who went on to be the HR chief at LinkedIn and now advises companies on HR strategy." LinkedIn, the world authority on, uh, what? Are there even any H there to R?
Old Boys Club gets computerized (Score:2)
I suppose this is a step up from the shenanigans some employers pulled on workers a generation ago (stories I could tell), but...
Has there been any, you know, actual data that PIPs improve productivity, performance, or the bottom line?
And isn't this an indictment of management to manage their workers? Why are you getting the office with walls that go to the ceiling again?
More- nearly every worker goes through a rough patch, is in transition, or some other matter. You can get gratitude from people by having
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I've always been told that a performance Improvement Plan is anything but, it's just a process to follow to begin getting rid of someone, particularly in countries with more regulated labour law. A PIP is basically a signal to get out before one is pushed out.
I can't say why companies would elect to do it this way, but it may help with morale in a company if this gets followed instead of drawn out retrenchments. I think there's a lot of psychology at play in corporations, as companies rely on having loyal
Arbeit macht frei. (Score:2)
Meanwhile the people mostly benefiting spend their time interrogating their household staff about a missing spoon or a smudge on the Lambo.
So... (Score:1)
they have tons of dead weight employees and now have to get rid of them. Why is this news?
If you want to survive a PIP (Score:2)
If you want to survive a PIP, make a note of all the things that apply to only you. "Be on time" sounds great, unless everyone on the team normally comes late to meetings.
For the rest of it, get it focused down as narrowly as possible. For each item, make sure there is a clear criteria on success and failure. If it's not objective, then make a complaint to HR.
If you see the PIP coming, start filing complaints about your manager to HR. This will give you a paper trail to show that the problem is not all
Time to clean out the DEI (Score:2)
The era of DEI is now over, so it's time to clean out the garbage employees who shouldn't be there anyway.
Best Economy Evar (Score:1)
Between all the business closings, layoffs and shutdowns, you'd have a hard time noticing the Best Economy Evar we've been provided by Biden et al.
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Wonder how much comrade Putin paid for that one.
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He was promised an apartment with no windows, you'd be a fool to pass that one up.