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No, do NOT seek a lawyer. The last thing you need is expensive litigation that will only result in large legal bills and being blackballed in your industry as being one who sues employers. Yes, you …

Yeah, you're headed for the falls without a paddle if you make a move here. "Just google it" has been around as a response in decades. We used to be less kind ways of saying things like RTFM or GIYF …

You did the first and most important step in proving yourself: Accepting responsibility. Take as "lessons learned" the fact that in the future, you need to ask for help earlier. Don't repeat your m …

In many cases, a PIP is a thinly veiled information gathering to build a file to fire you for cause. Unless your company is has a history of people surviving PIPs, your chances are slightly better ch …

This is what HR is for, in this case: HR IS YOUR FRIEND This person is suffering from an illness which is affecting his performance. …

The first sign that you're not is the fact that you're concerned that you might be. Give me someone who's a little insecure over a know-it-all any day. It means you're going to ask questions, doub …

The most telling thing to me is that it's 20 pages. If they've gathered that much evidence on you, you are most likely done, and this is a formality. Do everything to the letter for your review, b …

HR IS NOT YOUR FRIEND Getting them involved will also get you personally involved. This is a matter for your manager to deal with, not you and going to HR will likely be seen as going behind your ma …

First off, update your resume, get it out there, and start interviewing. If you feel like this is all a setup to initiate termination proceedings, you are most likely right, trust your gut. If you're …

This is a battle that is being fought way above your paygrade. The only thing you can really do is talk to your boss in private, preferably after work, offsite. Remember, what you are seeing are the …

Having gone through this myself.... Remember one thing: Nobody at your company is your friend. Talk to your doctors, counselors, et cetera and ask what kind of help they can give, you. Explain eve …

Update your resume and start putting it out as a defensive move. Then ask your manager for specific areas to improve, and get cracking. Germans have a saying: Early is on time, on time is late, …

This impacted my performance negatively, because I had to catch-up with the team's codebase and I had less time to do so. …