Hi,
I am a first-time poster. I work in a medium corporation, and I am a scapegoat for dirty politics. I have been working with the company for 5+ years and I have a great reputation and exceptional record with them. Recently our company is looking to reduce headcount by putting people on personal improvement plans. My manager is being bullied by upper management to select someone. My manager has done her best to try and not put me on it, but upper management won't listen and just want a name to add to their pip list. My manager has had to write an exasperated review of me which is not a true reflection of how hard I work.
The end result is that I have had to challenge the PIP with upper management. I have burned my manager by telling her boss that my manager told me I am not a low performer. This is now with upper management and HR.
How do people handle these dirty politics? I feel like I have lost a family member the stress is that bad. I now have lost a very good relationship with my manager. As I still work under her, even if the pip is not instigated I feel I will constantly be on an unofficial pip as I will always be watching my back and if I dont get it now, I will get it in a few weeks/months time. I dont believe I can be redeployed as other managers might see me as a nuisance as I did not just take the pip and shut up and move on. I feel now that the time with the company is limited, and I am just waiting on a tap on the shoulder to say your time is up !!
The most hurtful thing is having to tell the truth which in turn has got my boss into trouble who initially tried to protect me from it all.
I am a first-time poster. I work in a medium corporation, and I am a scapegoat for dirty politics. I have been working with the company for 5+ years and I have a great reputation and exceptional record with them. Recently our company is looking to reduce headcount by putting people on personal improvement plans. My manager is being bullied by upper management to select someone. My manager has done her best to try and not put me on it, but upper management won't listen and just want a name to add to their pip list. My manager has had to write an exasperated review of me which is not a true reflection of how hard I work.
The end result is that I have had to challenge the PIP with upper management. I have burned my manager by telling her boss that my manager told me I am not a low performer. This is now with upper management and HR.
How do people handle these dirty politics? I feel like I have lost a family member the stress is that bad. I now have lost a very good relationship with my manager. As I still work under her, even if the pip is not instigated I feel I will constantly be on an unofficial pip as I will always be watching my back and if I dont get it now, I will get it in a few weeks/months time. I dont believe I can be redeployed as other managers might see me as a nuisance as I did not just take the pip and shut up and move on. I feel now that the time with the company is limited, and I am just waiting on a tap on the shoulder to say your time is up !!
The most hurtful thing is having to tell the truth which in turn has got my boss into trouble who initially tried to protect me from it all.