Corporate Employer hit me with a PIP a month after returning from FMLA.
Context-I live and work in Seattle and was on fmla for 3 months, I had 2 surgeries a month apart during that time frame and needed to take an extra month unpaid due to not feeling fully healed enough for my pretty physical job. I came back to a new schedule, 5 days a week vs 4. Instead of 10 am Sunday start it’s now an 8am. I spoke with the scheduler and found a solution where another employee would take that spot and I would come in later. This was apparently not okay as reported in my pip.
Then a situation occurred where an employee couldn’t get into the office and we lost some memberships due to cancelled classes that morning. This was my fault apparently as I am required to be accesible always “as per my job description”. I am not salary and have never signed anything. These things prompted an impromptu meeting where I was reprimanded for the key situation and the schedule shifts. I stood my ground stating I’m not salary and not being paid for my time off the clock, and can’t commit to an 8am as I have therapy and have had it for years at that same time but would try to move it earlier to compromise for a 10am start time. They said to let them know if this job was still a good fit for me.
I’ve had to call out sick a couple of times since being back due to the job stress and physicality of it all causing an infection. We are consistently understaffed and I would have worked 11 shifts in a row if I hadn’t said I was unavailable one evening. I was given this performance plan and have been personally advised to sign only stating receipt and not agreement. The plan said I was defensive, not solution oriented and basically disrespectful, which is wasn’t, I simply stated my perspective. It also emphasized the 5 day work week among other things which feels as if they are calling out my sick call outs.
Thoughts? I’m meant to sign by end of day, except I’m off of work today and they did not email it over before I got off the clock yesterday. Once again disrespecting my work life balance.