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PIP culture? Google isn't giving me any answers here.

• square_usual 5y ago
  PIP stands for "Performance Improvement Plan". PIPs are a relatively common tool to give employees advance notice about getting fired, but Amazon has a notably brutal setup that uses stack ranking. Described here: https://www.reddit.com/r/csMajors/comments/kh9ztt/can_someone_explain_this_pip_deal_with_amazon_i/ https://www.reddit.com/r/csMajors/comments/kh9ztt/can_someon...
  • harshaw 5y ago
    posting just as an acecdote, but as a AWS HM PIP is only used for really really obvious under performers. Honestly, one regret is not putting under performers on a plan fast enough because it is a big drag on team morale when someone isn't pulling their weight.
• seanmcdirmid 5y ago
  Picture in Picture is the most common use of the acronym, but here they mean performance improvement plan, which in many places is basically a kiss of death.
  • erwincoumans 5y ago
    or pip install :)
• hellisothers 5y ago
  “Performance Improvement Plan”, it’s what you get put on when your company wants to fire you but wants to show due diligence that they tried to give you a chance so you can’t sue them. By “PIP Culture” I take it to mean Amazon where the expectation is some % of the team is always expected to be fired so PIPs are a frequent occurrence.