A PIP is almost always a formal nothingburger as a paperwork enforced means to get someone fired. Very often the goals of PIPs are either ridiculously high or n

A PIP is almost always a formal nothingburger as a paperwork enforced means to get someone fired. Very often the goals of PIPs are either ridiculously high or nonsensically vague as to be interpreted in whatever way that would please the person doing the firing. It gives a false sense of "agency" for the employee. In reality, the employee was already fired 3 months ago in the mind of the manager.