PIPs
topic on 3 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
BigDeal 
20VC
3 statements about PIPs, every show
Chang: Performance improvement plans are a complete waste of time
“I don't believe in pips. I think it's a waste of time.”
Nagpal: Performance improvement plans do not work and harm both sides
“I don't think, like, you know, pips and performance improvement plans really truly work, and sometimes I think they do a disservice To both the employer and the employee.”
Fournier: Directly fire chronically negative employees instead of putting them on PIPs
“There are sometimes when you shouldn't pip someone. You should just say, you know what, this is just not working out, and we just need to part ways. And I think that people who clearly are just unhappy, that they clearly don't want to be there they're super ne…”