PIPs Are the New Tool in Silent Layoffs (Blind TL;DR: July 24, 2026)

PIP As An Excuse To Reduce Headcount

Workers are starting to catch onto their managers’ suspicious activities.

One professional on Blind shared they have been going above and beyond for their manager, receiving praise, and maintaining quality work only to be placed on PIP with no prior warnings.

As silent layoffs grow in popularity, PIPs are becoming more common as ways to reduce headcount.

Tokenmaxxing Leads to PIP

Last week, rumors of tokenmaxxing leading to punishment and reprimands in performance reviews made news on Blind.

Those rumors are continuing to circulate with the main criticism being that tech leaders are too rash in their decision making. 

Google and Meta Have Lost the Plot

The work cultures are so bad at Meta and Google that tech professionals are jumping at any chance to get out.

Is it worth taking a lower salary for more stability?

Those who left stable jobs for Meta are having regrets as the business continues to restructure and layoff.

Amazon AGI Layoffs

“I learned that Amazon may just not have the culture or organizational muscle needed to build a foundation model.“

After Amazon announced layoffs in the AGI department, employees were split in their reactions.

Some felt the layoffs were justified to start over while others felt this was another example of leadership’s poor judgement on many levels.

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Read last week’s TL;DR. (Tech Companies are Cutting Back on AI Spend)