- I was unfairly placed on a PIP (performance improvement plan). Coincidentally, I had a bad injury not long after this and had to take 4 weeks off sick - I couldn't walk! I could have took longer off sick, but I came in, on crutches and and in a leg brace. I wanted to work and prove I was a good developer. Instead, I was stuck on a manual testing job! Sat in front of a screen, pressing buttons, and inputting results into Excel every day. I was a senior software developer yet their were people more junior to me on actually development jobs. I was moved to the next stage of the PIP. The line manager was a bully and it was clear he was trying to force me out. We had an office of 40-50 people and I knew of 3/4 people on PIPs which is a really high proportion. We became each others support circle. Beware - if your manager takes a disliking to you, for whatever reason, you'll end up on a PIP. When that eventually leads to you being fired, you'll have a harder time getting a new job with new references, hence my title that JLR is career suicide. Myself, I found a new job before that happened and I'm doing well there. I also had a good job before JLR which I regretted leaving. - Other coins: The office closed for a week in December, and closed for a week at another time (Easter I think). You're forced to use annual leave on these days.
