Do this when you know a PIP or RA is in the works

Lots of good info sharing and advice sharing here as IBM ramps up PIPs and RAs to levels no one thought possible. In 38 states below it might be a very good idea to record all mtgs with your mgmt. to protect yourself and your rights.

In the United States, you can legally record a conversation without telling the other person in 38 states and Washington, D.C., provided that you are an active participant in the conversation. These are known as one-party consent states, meaning only one person (you) needs to consent to the recording.

https://www.rev.com/blog/phone-call-recording-laws-state)

It remains a federal crime to record a conversation that you are not a part of (e.g., leaving a hidden device in a room to eavesdrop on others).

States Where You Can Record Secretly (One-Party Consent)The following states allow you to secretly record conversations you participate in:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
Hawaii (Note: Requires all-party consent if the recording device is installed in a private place)
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont (Has no specific state statute, so it defaults to federal one-party rules)
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

#Advice #EmployeeRights #Legal #PIP #RA

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Agreed get everything your manager says in writing and record those meetings

@ag The bench process is specifically set up so you are made desperate and put in a subordinate position, so IBM can internally offer you a bad deal that you "have" to take. It's extremely sc-mmy behavior at the best of times, and mirrors the "H-1B" scam that the industry uses (if you're on a H-1B you can't quit or ask for a raise or ever upset your boss or you're deported, you can't just find a new job).

That's at the BEST of times. But in reality there's also if not a literal then a de-facto hiring freeze for American workers at IBM. They are blatantly illegally discriminating against American, especially white, workers, in lieu of Indians (preferred) or any non-American, non-White, cheaper labor.

The chief executive fool phrased this as diversity goals or somesuch in that infamous zoom meeting where he bragged about paying HR bonuses to target white Americans, but that was just Indian "jugaad" culture -- finding a scammy way to do what you want, ethics be darned.

Wow. You's people must LOVE working at IBM. Cuz I fu---n hate it.

As soon as anyone gets the RA notification, IBM allows to start looking for an internal position. Stop any ongoing work and focus on yourself.

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