https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-tells-bo...
It seems like this is a sorta "pre-PIP"?
> If Amazon employees don’t improve while unknowingly in the Focus program, they are then placed into the “Pivot” program, according to previous reporting from Business Insider. Employees told Business Insider that if they were placed in Pivot, they were either offered a severance package or given a chance to be put on a performance improvement plan.
So "Focus" is more a manager-focused thing and then if the manager isn't able to turn things around, out comes the real PIP, is my impression.
Honestly, I've had to put someone on a PIP before, and more support and training on what to do before it got that bad would've been very appreciated.
I think the manager needs to be transparent about "you need to do better" but not about internal management practices necessarily at that point.
And “instruct managers to hide from employees when they're on a PIP”
This is not as clear cut. The document cited by Seattle times clearly states to not go into details of the Focus application, and instead go into how they can improve.
A quote: “Do not discuss Focus with employees. Instead, tell the employee that their performance is not meeting expectations, the specific areas where they need to improve, and offer feedback and support to help them improve.”
Start looking for another job before I get fired. Which I assume is about 10x easier than doing so after the fact.