Adding myself to the list: Sudden PIP after years of being rated "exceeds", getting bonuses, equity grants, etc. Demographics-wise, caucasian, over 60.
If this happens to you (and it could, even if you don't think so!), do NOT take it personally. It is not a reflection on you, your value as a person, or your potential.
Presumably in a month or so, we will discover what life as an ex-IBM'er is like...
How does a successful PIP end? No joke please
I am on a PIP since June for 30 days. My manager says he extended for 2 month in August but no PIP in the system visible and no feed-back from 2nd line
@gr IBM hires in India from the bottom of the barrel. The knowledge transfer will not succeed without any doubt.
@a5 If you absolutely have to go through the motions of training someone (i.e., to stay on the payroll until the End), make an inaccurate and incomplete mess of it - all while wearing a conscientious, good-guy face (never act mad!).
They don't even deserve that much.
@a1 Waste of time
Ask for everything in writing and record meetings and conversations with your manager even if you have to do it covertly
@a3 f that. Get out now. And do zero training of your replacements
Over 60 = IT dinosaur
On team of 3 engineers, provide service for an internal tool.
Informed, the mission is relocated to India.
The India team to be staffed with 10 engineers.
Our team has until the end of the year to train the India team.
Vague promises to find "some role" starting next year.
@OP save all your forms that show exceed!