Re:Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?
by mysecretaccount on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @01:37AM
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Interesting. The option to go on a PIP or leave the company for pseudo-severance is something I had heard of before, but a month sounds short.
You only ever had positive reviews in the formal cycle? That is a real shame.
Re:Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?
by GauntletWizard on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @03:01AM
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I think I had a quarter of "meets expectations" as the last review cycle I completed - As my team was dissolving. It was ~ the start of next review cycle when I was asked to leave.
Re:Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?
by underatree on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @02:21AM
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Did they expect you to find another team during the quarter of no work?
Was finding another team ever offered as an option (other than on a PIP)?
Re:Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?
by GauntletWizard on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @03:06AM
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No, in fact - Transferring to another team was discouraged, because I was "under-preforming".
Yes, there was a severance of sorts - They gave me about a month "off" at the end where I was technically employed but no longer there. I took this as an option instead of going on a PIP, after my boss had literally given me nothing to do for a quarter. Before that, things had been great - Exceeds expectations or better on every review until my team was dissolved under me and I had to find a new team on short notice.