How does one know when they need to leave their employment?

Question

Have worked at my workplace for nearly 19 years. Have recently found out, through manager, that my work performance has been slack (unbeknownst to me). My co-workers never mentioned to me about their issues, just went straight to management about it. I feel like I've been backstabbed. Manager has given me 30 days to improve. What would you do? Look elsewhere? Confront co-workers? Let me know.

Answer 1

You do not want to confront the co-workers now. It will just make you look like you cannot get along with others and make it that much easier to get rid of you at this time.

Ask for help setting up the work plan so you will meet their expectations. Get specifics about what you need to make better. Write them down and ask them to sign "an agreement" that by following these guidelines your work performance will meet their expectations.

If they do not want to help you set up a plan, get busy looking for a new job---they have already decided to move you out the door.

Answer 2

To go from 19 years of (I assume) good performance reviews and merit increases to being placed on a 30-day improvement plan is pretty drastic. This sounds to me like a setup - we want to get rid of someone who's been here too long, or someone who is perhaps at the top of the pay scale, or that is getting older and we want to replace with someone younger....you may have a discrimination (or, if it leads to termination, a constructive discharge)claim here. Contact a local labor attorney (many will give you a free consult, ask first) or your local department of fair employment and housing.

I would also write a rebuttal to the 30-day notice, indicating that you were surprised by the feedback, you have not received any prior warnings, you've gotten decent reviews/raises/etc. for the last 19 years, and you feel it is unreasonable to give you only 30 days to change performance when you were unaware that it was problematic. Remind them of your seniority and tell them you feel a six-month improvement plan would be more reasonable. If you end up meeting with management or HR, use the term "constructive discharge", as in, "is this an attempt at a constructive discharge?" (It means that since you won't quit when they want you to, they'll harass you until you do.) If they have any brains at all, they'll back off.

Last but not least, it would be prudent to start looking around. Even if you stay you will always feel betrayed by your co-workers and/or management. It will not be a pleasant environment. When you find a better job with higher pay, that will be the best revenge.

Good luck!

Answer 3

I would remain as neutral as possible and ask your boss what the improvements are as you have not been informed of the problems before. Leave the coworker thing alone, they have already made their feelings toward you known; confrontations at this point would be considered retaliatory in nature. This my friend is a lose lose scenario and one guess as to who will get voted off.....

If I were you, I would start looking. I understand your feelings as I myself am not in the best of circumstances. I show up and do my thing and go home. No more interaction; it is not worth my time here and will only make things worse.

Good luck.

Answer 4

If you like your job, ask you manager for a little more insight in the areas that you have slacked in. If you don't like your job, then start looking else where.

for your co-workers, let them be. Karma