probably getting fired

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not apologize to your boss and sort it out. You are new, need more learning, mentoring and experience. Everyone deserves second chances. Ask what you can do to improve and show her your will and effort to improve.

Umm she was already on an improvement plan and did not get any better. The second chance is gone. OP, do as others have said, but also, you need to reflect. Why were you on a plan to begin with? What exactly was or still is the issue? Saying you were not a good fit is not going to cut it.

OP I posted about my PIP when I was put on it a few months ago and the general consensus here was that it was largely bs and my employer was covering their ass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have any personal stuff on your computer or in the office, now is the time to clean it up. You likely won’t have access to it once you’re let go.

I would ask HR how your system will reflect your departure and what they will say to a future employer- many places these days will only confirm dates of employment. It might be too late, but ask if you can resign in lieu of being terminated. You won’t be eligible for any unemployment benefits but at least you’ll never have to worry about saying you were let go.

Agree with PP about not burning bridges on your way out.

Good luck!

public trust background check specifically asks about resignation in lieu of being terminated. i'm not sure the semantics matter any more. what were the terms of the PIP? were you meeting them? I'm sorry, OP. take a min or two to breathe, and then work on your resume and give yourself a job of job hunting. aka, make sure you get up and out of bed every day by 10am, and spend at least a few hours a day finding job listings and crafting a resume geared toward each individual listing if you can.

I've been let go or RIFed a few times, and it really hurts, but you have to try to not take it personally no matter how personal it feels in the moment.

The PIP was stuff like I hadn’t copied my boss on an email to another colleague and my boss wanted to be copied. That’s why she originally put me on the PIP in Jan. Then at the end of Jan and Feb she was like, great, we’re still seeing improvement but we’ll keep doing the PIP through the end of the year. Then this week my boss said a project I had been working on was great. So, even though I thought the terms of the PIP were bullshit and assumed I was being fired but they were just covering their asses, I was still working hard and performing well. I’ve never had a performance issue elsewhere. What I can’t figure out is why the random day in march to fire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not apologize to your boss and sort it out. You are new, need more learning, mentoring and experience. Everyone deserves second chances. Ask what you can do to improve and show her your will and effort to improve.

Umm she was already on an improvement plan and did not get any better. The second chance is gone. OP, do as others have said, but also, you need to reflect. Why were you on a plan to begin with? What exactly was or still is the issue? Saying you were not a good fit is not going to cut it.

OP I posted about my PIP when I was put on it a few months ago and the general consensus here was that it was largely bs and my employer was covering their ass.

A lot of times they are CYA documents. When my boss was put on one the stuff they mentioned in her PIP didn’t even make sense. There was something about an unsatisfactory project….that my boss hadn’t even worked on. And they wouldn’t let her refute it which was the most bizarre part. Like she asked if she could send documentation stating she hadn’t even been employed by the company when the project was completed and HR was like no, you may not. It was odd. I don’t trust PIPs as a result.

[julie73]

If I read that right, it's still not a done deal that you're getting fired. Sounds like there has been measurable improvements that your boss was happy.

[Anonymous]

julie73 wrote:If I read that right, it's still not a done deal that you're getting fired. Sounds like there has been measurable improvements that your boss was happy.

OP It’s not a done deal in the sense no one has said to me “hey, you’re being fired tomorrow.” But it’s odd that my boss wanted to talk for fifteen minutes
This morning about where to save documents and wanting a summary of my projects

[Anonymous]

OP, are you sure this isn't just your quarterly review? The asks sound a lot like what we go over during our quarterlies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, are you sure this isn't just your quarterly review? The asks sound a lot like what we go over during our quarterlies.

OP We don’t have quarterly reviews! And my boss has never asked for this sort of thing before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Based on a meeting with my boss, where she asked me to save things to a certain folder, prepare a summary of projects I’m working on, and submit my expense report, followed up by a chat saying not to worry about finishing up one project, I suspect I am being fired tomorrow. I’ve been here less than a year and on a PIP since Jan (this was not a good fit) and I’m freaking out. I’ve never been fired before. What happens? What do I need to know to get a job going forward? I’ve been looking but it’s easier to get a job when you have a job so I’m just kind of panicking

when they tell you to enter all your time ahead of normal processing, clear sign

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Based on a meeting with my boss, where she asked me to save things to a certain folder, prepare a summary of projects I’m working on, and submit my expense report, followed up by a chat saying not to worry about finishing up one project, I suspect I am being fired tomorrow. I’ve been here less than a year and on a PIP since Jan (this was not a good fit) and I’m freaking out. I’ve never been fired before. What happens? What do I need to know to get a job going forward? I’ve been looking but it’s easier to get a job when you have a job so I’m just kind of panicking

when they tell you to enter all your time ahead of normal processing, clear sign

Yes, we’ve established it’s a clear sign she’s likely being fired tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Good luck today, OP! Hope it is not what you expected. But if it is, cone back here and we can all talk about how dumb your employer was.

[julie73]

I'd like to add my good luck wishes to you, OP.

[Anonymous]

julie73 wrote:I'd like to add my good luck wishes to you, OP.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lol don’t tee up your firing. screw em. Don’t organize all your things to make their life easier.

This is immature. Don't take this advice. Put on your big boy pants and be a responsible person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not apologize to your boss and sort it out. You are new, need more learning, mentoring and experience. Everyone deserves second chances. Ask what you can do to improve and show her your will and effort to improve.

Umm she was already on an improvement plan and did not get any better. The second chance is gone. OP, do as others have said, but also, you need to reflect. Why were you on a plan to begin with? What exactly was or still is the issue? Saying you were not a good fit is not going to cut it.

At my former workplace, PIPs were used to CYA in cases of an employee management had already decided they wanted to remove. If a boss genuinely wanted to keep you but wanted to you to improve your performance, it would be handled outside a PIP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not apologize to your boss and sort it out. You are new, need more learning, mentoring and experience. Everyone deserves second chances. Ask what you can do to improve and show her your will and effort to improve.

Umm she was already on an improvement plan and did not get any better. The second chance is gone. OP, do as others have said, but also, you need to reflect. Why were you on a plan to begin with? What exactly was or still is the issue? Saying you were not a good fit is not going to cut it.

OP I posted about my PIP when I was put on it a few months ago and the general consensus here was that it was largely bs and my employer was covering their ass.

I don’t know the thread you are referring to, but it sounds like you may have drawn a wrong conclusion from it. What did you think CYA meant in this case? They were laying a foundation for firing you. It’s obviously too late now but for anyone else reading in the future, just because it’s “bs” doesn’t mean you don’t take it seriously. And, it’s usually really hard to come off a PIP.

In any case OP, sucks that you are in this situation. Best of luck to you.