Amazon does not have a PIP culture

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jDSP13

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jDSP13
Jan 29 16 Comments

This idea floating around blind that many, if not most, employees that get hired at Amazon will be put on a PIP / focus plan is nonsense.

Amazon has been hit hard by the “Great Resignation”. People are voluntarily leaving for all sorts of reasons. Almost all orgs are desperate for people, and it doesn’t make any sense for SDM’s to go out of there way to put people on focus/ pip plans.

If there are URA goals (which I don’t think there is), the amount of people leaving voluntarily would more then cover that goal.

With some exceptions, if you’re put on a focus plan there is a good reason and you’re probably under performing. Which will be clearly documented.

Needless to say, this isn’t just an Amazon problem. The whole industry has been hit hard with attrition. That’s partially why Amazon has raised their comp for new hires and have been adding more benefits for internal employees.

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  • Nice try HR. If Bezos and pilot where alone on plane, he would PIP the pilot and crash the plane.
    Jan 29 1
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      6packbody

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      6packbody
      He PIP ed his wife. Soo… not far fetched.
      Jan 29
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    TC🥸GTFO

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    TC🥸GTFO
    The Amazon managers here have confirmed they have ura targets WTF are you on about? TC or GTFO 🥸🥸🥸
    Jan 29 0
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    NAca17

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    NAca17
    Amazon absolutely has URA goals (I've seen it play out first hand), but I 100% agree the blind paranoia is out of hand. Most amazon employees will never get close to PIP. What you see here is a massive case of selection bias
    Jan 29 0
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    depreanxi

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    depreanxi
    What you think don’t matter shit. I have sat in those meetings and directors are explicitly handed down percentage to URA.

    Same bloody nonsense in Facebook too where it is not pip but the m2 are given a percentage for MM.
    Jan 29 2
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    timad

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    timad
    F**ck u! (Sorry if Im rude but what Im typing is 100% truth) Im doing pip now. You just go to hell! My manager put me on focus and then pip becuase I missed deadline with family emergency (rock fell off my daughter's leg and we slept in emergency for two days). Manager openly told me that he has an opportunity since I had such situation. So strssfully doing the plan to get rid of it.
    Jan 29 2