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- Workers who were put on performance-improvement plans described how it affected them.
- One ex-Google employee said he knew he wouldn't be able to ride out the PIP.
- A former Amazon employee said they developed PTSD from the demanding work.
In the tech world, one term often strikes fear in employees: performance-improvement plan.
In theory, a PIP is a tool for employers to address and improve an employee's performance in the workplace. But it often means an employee is at risk of losing their job.
A former Amazon employee was put on PIP and lost a $110,000 deposit on a house
A former Amazon Web Services employee thought things were going well before he was put on a performance-improvement plan called Pivot.