90 day Performance Improvement Plan
l’m currently on a 90-day PIP at work and wanted to ask if anyone who has autism or aspergers has successfully recovered from something similar.
The PIP is not about technical performance or missing deadlines. It is focused on workplace communication and behavior expectations such as:
\- interrupting coworkers while they’re focused
\- talking too long about non-work topics during work hours
\- following up too quickly in person after sending Teams/email messages
\- inserting myself into conversations or meetings not directly related to my responsibilities
Some of these are older issues that had already previously been discussed months ago, but they were still included in the document as part of the background/history section. The more recent feedback that triggered this has mainly been around communication timing and workplace boundaries.
Management has said my operational/technical work itself is not the issue. I honestly don’t think any of my behavior was intentionally disruptive, but I can now understand how it may have been perceived that way in a busy office environment.
Since the PIP started, I’ve been trying to:
\- use Teams/email first unless urgent
\- avoid initiating conversations unless necessary
\- give people more response time
\- stay more focused on work topics
The hard part is sustaining it consistently without becoming completely withdrawn or anxious all day.
Has anyone here actually passed a behavior-focused PIP like this? What strategies helped you manage workplace communication expectations without isolating yourself too much?