I once had a wrongful PIP subjected to me, because I lost the Game of Office Politics. The day my boss handed it to me, I began sending my resume out. Over the

I once had a wrongful PIP subjected to me, because I lost the Game of Office Politics. The day my boss handed it to me, I began sending my resume out. Over the next few weeks, I heard back from one company I applied to, and we had a phone interview follwed by an in-person interview. The day the PIP ended, I got a formal offer from that company, and I put in my notice. I had issues with management for a long time, and I'd been contemplating quitting for a while. The PIP served to light a fire under my ass and make me realize I needed to get out of there ASAP. Oddly enough, now that I no longer work there, I'm totally willing to be friends with my now ex-boss: we used to get along really well, but he doesn't know how to handle stress, and he was shoved into a management position with no experience in handling people. He was the company's first technical hire, he got that position because he's a brilliant engineer, and the founders somehow thought that made him qualified to be the Director of Software.