I was on one of these performance plans at my last job. What I learned from my experience - once you are on a plan, there’s rarely any coming back. It’s a road to the end, how quickly that happens is up to you. The microscope is on you and they will find any fault to make you want to leave. I was also not busy for a lot of my plan period, because the work was going to other people instead of me, to increase the feeling of worthlessness (although I was happy to get paid to do very little). My mental health and confidence in my work took an absolute battering. I’m glad you’ve decided to move on.
That’s what I’ve come to realise. The biggest mistake I’ve made is not putting more effort into leaving sooner. I’ve put time into applications for jobs I actually want and I know recruiters who can put me forward for roles when I don’t have a notice period.
One of the biggest things for me is even if I got through this period, I still have to work at the same place and be managed by the same person
I was on one of these performance plans at my last job. What I learned from my experience - once you are on a plan, there’s rarely any coming back. It’s a road to the end, how quickly that happens is up to you. The microscope is on you and they will find any fault to make you want to leave. I was also not busy for a lot of my plan period, because the work was going to other people instead of me, to increase the feeling of worthlessness (although I was happy to get paid to do very little). My mental health and confidence in my work took an absolute battering. I’m glad you’ve decided to move on.
That’s what I’ve come to realise. The biggest mistake I’ve made is not putting more effort into leaving sooner. I’ve put time into applications for jobs I actually want and I know recruiters who can put me forward for roles when I don’t have a notice period.
One of the biggest things for me is even if I got through this period, I still have to work at the same place and be managed by the same person