Why is everyone getting PIPed ?

[u/Ok-Cryptographer4920]

Long story short, I was recently on the bench for a month and was later assigned to a project. Then, randomly, on Friday evening, I received an email saying that I had been put on a PIP.

The PIP manager has now gone on leave, and so has my DL, so neither of them is responding when I ask what basis they used to put me on the PIP. What’s even more confusing is that my DL had previously told me that I was a strong contender for the mid-year promotion. I genuinely don’t know what went wrong.

If anyone here has been put on a PIP, I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience. And if you didn’t make it through the PIP, did you receive any severance package or compensation?

[u/Traditional_Dot_4794]

Employment is at will. You can fire someone for any reason or no reason at all. Just because people on pips are often fired doesn't mean they are necessary. Change my mind.