Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)

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Definition

A corporate death sentence disguised as a helpful document, essentially telling an employee 'we're giving you 90 days to be someone else, or you're fired.'

Example Usage

After missing three deadlines, Marcus was put on a PIP, which everyone knows means start updating your LinkedIn.

Origin

Emerged in the 1990s as a documented way to terminate employees

Fun Fact

Statistically, less than 5% of employees successfully exit a PIP

Source: Performance Management Terminology

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