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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The memo is a sign your boss would like to document poor performance as a reason for termination.

You should read the memo carefully. It should spell out what performance expectations are, what timeframe, and concrete steps for meeting that expectation. You should definitely document in a written memo back to both parties any way in which these expectations or the concrete steps for acheiving these expectations aren't clear, and/or if the timeframe is unreasonable.

However, you should give pause at your explanation that the way your boss wants things done "does not make good sense." This suggests you are dismissing your bosses suggestions and/or preferences. That is never going to end well. Start doing what your boss would like in the way s/he would like it done. IF you aren't going to give notice, this is your only option if you'd like to keep the job.[/quote]

It's not that I'm dismissing my boss's suggestions for how to do things - I was trying to do things her way, but I needed greater clarity in order to really make progress on my assignments, so I tried a different approach and got shot down. In fact, the day I figured out a strategy that made sense to me I felt really good about the job for the first time, like I could possibly make it work after all - and then when I was presenting the outcomes to my boss she pretty much said "we don't do things that way here" and that was that.

But my take on that memo was the same as yours, PP - and that's why I am especially dreading the start of another work-week, and why I want to have some sort of plan for how to get out of here in a way that won't kill my career going forward.

Thanks again for the support and good advice.[/quote]

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