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- Some white-collar workers are being "quietly fired" as companies seek to avoid public layoffs.
- One person described why she thought her company appeared to be quietly firing her and others.
- A red flag: She was warned of a performance-improvement plan when she said she was surpassing goals.
An account manager who joined a tech company last year said she was exceeding her performance goals when she received the unexpected warning that her job was at risk.
"I was the highest performer on the team, and literally a month later, I'm being told that I'm underperforming and that I'm in danger of being put on a performance review," the account manager said. She spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of professional repercussions. Her identity and employer are known to Insider.