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Re:Amazon tells bosses to conceal when employees are on perf... by handmodel on Friday July 09, 2021 @02:36PM (#27786934)
It doesn't seem crazy to me on the surface. You say you are worried about "toxic culture which breeds stress" but I think you could equally say that constantly getting notes that you are a below-average performer would be just as bad.
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Re:Amazon tells bosses to conceal when employees are on perf... by chris11 on Friday July 09, 2021 @03:21PM (#27787507)
Discovering that I misunderstood the seriousness of an issue is more stressful than being told something explicitly. And a major misunderstanding decreases trust. It would be much better to explicitly be told I'm on a pre-PIP plan than to assume it's a less serious issue and find out when I try to change teams.
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Re:Amazon tells bosses to conceal when employees are on perf... by lazide on Friday July 09, 2021 @03:46PM (#27787753)
I’m pretty sure they won’t let someone change teams, and many of the people on this list aren’t expected (and for some managers, maybe not even allowed) to improve.
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Re:Amazon tells bosses to conceal when employees are on perf... by pseudalopex on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:07PM (#27787955)
That's the point. They don't want a blocked transfer to be the first sign they could lose their job.
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