In my business, we give a PIP (performance improvement plan) that is usually a 90 day duration. In all my years, I have never seen somebody come off of a PIP. It just serves as a 90 day warning that you are going to lose your job and you should be looking full-time for work.

This is what you received. It likely has nothing to do with you and more about the structure of their business.

Press on, regardless.

Yes, I take this as a heads up to look elsewhere. But it does mention measurement through end of Q3, so I think I have some more time, as long as I make some progress. And the RFP I have out to my biggest client will be awarded and billed by then. If we win it, I'm back over 100% of goal for the year overnight. I really want to stick around long enough for that commission check if I don't find something better first.

I got a written warning at a mortgage job long ago, where a co-worker, with whom I had a bad relationship, told my boss I told her to commit loan fraud. I countered that what I told her to do was perfectly legal, ethical and customary, the loan closed and I encouraged them to audit it. They were so taken aback by my explanation and they knew nothing about loan guidelines themselves. So they wrote me up for something totally unrelated, gave me an impossible task to perform and that's when I went and found a better job in a few days, back when that wasn't so difficult to do. Those were the days.

Job changes are great opportunities to take vacations. Get a month between end of old and start of new, and go have fun.

Never works like this for me. New place always wants you there pronto and old place doesn't want you to go after just 2 weeks.

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Depends. When I had a few weeks between layoff and next job start date, it was because they hired folks around their training classes. My first day was reporting to their office in MD to do paperwork and then training for six wks. while staying in the hotel nextdoor. Ditto for a subsequent job. I had to go to NY for paperwork for one day and then Dallas for a week for training. Couldn't do anything before that, so no starting until that training class was scheduled and filled.

I am sure it depends on the situation, Rick, I just never had any luck with long breaks.

Back to your dilemma, I think you understand what's going on. I just wanted to encourage you to be looking HARD for a good new job and also take it, commission or not, that's what I call "IFCOME", not income. A better new job will beat the ifcome commission at any rate.

I am sure it will work out okay for you. Often one ends up better when being pushed out than staying in a cushy job just because it is convenient.

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Oh, I'm totally excited about new opportunities and look forward to a new endeavor to totally thrown myself into. I still need to plug away at the job I have, because, no matter how bad it gets, it pays a LOT more than UI and good commission checks can still come in even when below 100% of goal.

I really don't know how I turned the corner. I just don't get upset about it anymore and am excited about the future. I still think about work when I shouldn't, but it doesn't get me down anymore because I have resolved that it's coming to an end. Just need to make sure I can leave on my own terms and at a time of my choosing.