it's just straight-up true, and everyone knows it. it means "hey we'd like to fire you but we want to make sure you can't claim benefits"
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for those of you outside the US, who don't know how this works "at-will" employment is something that is pretty much a thing
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some states have restrictions, because of course this can't just be simple
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but while they *can* fire you for any reason, if they do, then they're partially on the hook for things like unemployment benefits
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if they can demonstrate that they had a good reason to get rid of you, then you cannot get the benefit and so they don't pay
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this is fundamentally what PIPs are about; employers trying to demonstrate that they shit-canned you "for cause"
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an employer putting you on a PIP is saying "we'd love to just fire you but we need to do some paperwork to save money first"
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some people will say "no, but like, that's not why we do PIPs" yes, it is. you're lying to yourself.
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fundamentally it is about protecting the company's interests, over your employee's interests
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a PIP is about creating a paper trail to protect a company, full stop
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Totally 100% and also about legal liability (wrongful termination lawsuits)
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