5 Important Things to Do After a Write Up
Being written up isn’t the end of the world — or even your job
Whether you call it a write up or, as most companies do, a “Performance Improvement Plan” (PIP), very little strikes fear into the heart of most workers more than being disciplined (with paperwork). It’s an unpleasant but sometimes necessary part of most work environments. Sometimes, truly bad employees need to be dealt with, and the PIP is usually the best way to do that.
Most of the time, though, the employee receiving the PIP is not actually a bad employee. Sometimes they’re simply at the mercy of a bad boss, but more often than not there are some true performance deficiencies that need to be addressed.
So, let’s assume you’re not a bad employee and are receiving a write up. Your first instinct may be to become angry and question the sanity of your boss or whoever is administering the PIP. It should go without saying that this isn’t the most productive course of action.
Here are some things you should do instead.
Stay calm
Being calm and professional throughout the entire PIP process is vital to coming out on the other side with both your job and your sanity intact. This can be difficult in the early stages, especially during the PIP…
