The Performance Plan Trap
The Performance Plan Trap  
Podcast: Workplace Entanglement
Published On: Fri Feb 13 2026
Description: A seasoned Scottish professional is quietly targeted after falling out of favor with her manager, who uses a performance improvement plan as a weapon rather than support. What appears to be a fair, procedural process slowly becomes a paper trail designed to erase her credibility, isolate her socially, and force her out without ever saying the words “you’re fired.”