Are Performance Improvement Plans something you can study for and do better on, or is it better to just ignore them and continue working as you have near the end of the year?

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PIPs are just advanced notice that you are going to get fired in like a few months.

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It depends on how your manager and HR partner structure the PIP. Typically, it’s not that hard to get through the PIP but it’s a massive hinderance on your career progression within that team or org. I’d suggest leaving the team (if you want to stay with Amazon), or leaving the company. Just keep working through the PIP while you look for something else.

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PIPs are a sign that the company wants you to leave and is giving you the time to beg for your job (if you really want it) or gracefully exit to a new employer.

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They are leaving a paper trail before they fire you.

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Have people who say this ACTUALLY been the victim of a PIP or are you just repeating what you think you know.

PIP terms are commonly unrealistic, as they want you out... Very hard to work and succeed on them, although I have seen a few exceptions (depends on manager).

I have also seen people put in PIP for lame reasons.

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You were put on a PIP because your performance was below expectations. If you continue to perform as you have been performing, you will get fired. You need to step up your performance and meet all the terms of your PIP and exceed your manager’s expectations along the way so that you can keep your job.

Oof. If you've got a PIP coming, I'd do everything you can do up your performance, unless you're wanting to leave Amazon already lol

PIP is an insinuation they want you out... statistically, only ~30% is successful at passing them.

Well, that's reality... do some research and you'll find confirmation.

It depends on whether you plan to stay at the company until they fire you or if you already have a job lined up. PIPs are management’s way of building a case to fire you so they don’t get sued. There are very few instances where a person merits immediate termination. Most people are just bad at their job but not so bad that they can be immediately terminated so HR makes us go through a PIP process before we can let them go. So basically you are about to get fired. Your options are to either continue working as you have until they let you go or continue working until you find a new employment. Either way you are leaving as it is extremely rare for people to stay after they receive a PIP.

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