> force a certain amount of attrition each year Common experience, someone is told shortly before review time that they are doing an acceptable job, then two w

> force a certain amount of attrition each year Common experience, someone is told shortly before review time that they are doing an acceptable job, then two weeks later they are signing the PIP. The assumption is their boss had to fire someone, and the PIP victim just happened to be the one who came up short. For whatever reason: short tenure, doing OK but not spectacular, their tasks of lower priority, said something that pissed off a Director, I'm sure we can think of many more possibilities.