Maidensong
Recycles dryer sheets
Talked to my DH about this thread because he spent his entire working life in the corporate world and saw a lot of changes before he ER'd at 59. But one thing that didn't change was that if someone was put on a PIP, they would likely be terminated at the end. It killed him to be on the managerial end of a PIP, because it was difficult to get the employee to understand that business as usual would not be enough to save them. And the order to PIP someone often comes from higher up than the immediate supervisor. The DH usually encouraged them to seek other opportunities because as someone else aptly observed, it's easier to get a job if you've got a job.
Is there a chance the company would offer a severance package to her if she leaves prior to the PIP running its course? Even if not, it still seems to me that a fresh start somewhere else may be the best solution.
Granted, your wife may not be able to replace her current income, but if you and she both were employed full time, would you be able to make ends meet until her pension kicks in at 55? If you're self-employed now, perhaps you could continue your business, working around a job that will bring in some dependable income. Don't sell yourself short just because you haven't been on someone else's payroll for the last 20 years. When my DH was "downsized" in 2002, I polished up my resume and got back out there, even though I hadn't worked outside the home in about 4 years. I had been noodling around writing a novel or two (which eventually sold, but it did feel self-indulgent at the time). You have an advantage in that you can point to your business to explain what you've been doing with your time. If you're earning a paycheck too, that'll go a long way toward easing your wife's stress. It helped my DH that there were two of us pulling the cart when I went back to the working world.
Good luck!
Is there a chance the company would offer a severance package to her if she leaves prior to the PIP running its course? Even if not, it still seems to me that a fresh start somewhere else may be the best solution.
Granted, your wife may not be able to replace her current income, but if you and she both were employed full time, would you be able to make ends meet until her pension kicks in at 55? If you're self-employed now, perhaps you could continue your business, working around a job that will bring in some dependable income. Don't sell yourself short just because you haven't been on someone else's payroll for the last 20 years. When my DH was "downsized" in 2002, I polished up my resume and got back out there, even though I hadn't worked outside the home in about 4 years. I had been noodling around writing a novel or two (which eventually sold, but it did feel self-indulgent at the time). You have an advantage in that you can point to your business to explain what you've been doing with your time. If you're earning a paycheck too, that'll go a long way toward easing your wife's stress. It helped my DH that there were two of us pulling the cart when I went back to the working world.
Good luck!
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