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Bengaluru Employee Placed on PIP and Denied Leave After Booking Dussehra Trip Home
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Moneycontrol•14-10-2026, 21:43
Bengaluru Employee Placed on PIP and Denied Leave After Booking Dussehra Trip Home
- •A Bengaluru-based fresher working at a retail-focused company shared on Reddit that he was placed on a Performance Improvement Plan just days before a planned trip home for Dussehra.
- •The employee stated that after being informed of the PIP during a review meeting, his manager rejected his two-day leave request to visit his family.
- •The worker had already booked return travel tickets worth around Rs 5,000 and noted he had not received any written confirmation regarding his PIP status.
- •Reddit users expressed sympathy and warned that being placed on a PIP often signals that the company intends to lay off the employee, advising him to start looking for new opportunities.
Key Questions Answered
The Bengaluru-based employee was placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) after his manager claimed his performance was not meeting expectations during a review meeting.
No, his request for a two-day leave to celebrate Dussehra with his family was rejected because he was placed on a PIP.
Several Reddit commenters warned that a PIP often serves as a strategy to remove employees or signal exit plans, advising the worker to enjoy their trip and start looking for a new job.
