When a company has an internal guideline to fire a certain number of employees per year through a PIP process.
Example: Some job candidates decided not to join the company because it was known for having a PIP culture. This reputation caused candidates to be concerend about the stability of their role if they joined the company.
Variations: tech PIP culture, performance improvement plan culture
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Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?
(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
(C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
(D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.
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Date: 04/26/2025
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"PIP Culture." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1418. Accessed 04/26/2025.