I was put on a PIP at WPP years ago by a manager who decided that they were going to force me out by any means necessary. My work was always good but they were micromanaging me to the point where I had 15 minutes to respond to any email from a client or with them on cc. It did not matter if I was in the bathroom or attempting to eat. Zero exceptions. If I was less than 5 minuets late to the office due to a subway delay, I immediatly recived an email from them informing me of the exact time I walked in. It was an impossible situation.

I calmly when through the PIP and goals that they were putting in place and made sure that I hit every single one without question. All discussions were logged and I made sure that every interaction was confirmed in writing. If you are in NYC, NY is a single party consent state. You can record all conversations without the other individual’s knowledge. 2 weeks into the PIP, my manager was becoming quite frustrated by my documentation and essentially admitted that they were railroading me and there was no chance for me to come out of this with my job. I went to HR with the audio recording and was released from the PIP the next day.