She had been practically summoned by HR earlier that day for an impromptu appraisal of her performance so far in the 1 year she had been with their PR firm. Her expectations were skyrocket high because her probation had been extended to 1 year due to some ‘restructuring’ happening in her department and her role had diversified from marketing officer to Account manager. Within those additional six months, she had played a major role in bringing in 3 new high-profile accounts.
In addition, Michael, her line manager who she also considered to be a mentor, won’t stop gushing about her account-sealing skills since she joined their team. He had even privately nicknamed her Maverick because of this.
She entered HR's office and sat down. She was excited and couldn’t help but silently tap her toes rhythmically. HR began the conversation highlighting how long she’d been with them and the switch in her role. Then she said: ‘We would be placing you on a one month probation because of underperformance in certain areas.’
She was sure she heard incorrectly. Probation? Underperformance? HR added that this had been brought to her attention a number of times and probation was the next course of action. She didn’t know when she blurted out: ‘Who brought this to your attention, Ma?!’
HR replied: ‘Your line manager, Michael’
The end.
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