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I would recommend that you try and get as much information ahead of time as you can. How long is the PIP process? For the size of your company, I would guess about 30 days. What are the motives of the department head? PIPs can be a formality for letting someone go, but not always. Try and gauge if the department head has already made up their mind and if your manager will be in your corner. Use your gut to determine how you want to spend the duration of your PIP, will you phone it in and use your energy to look for another job, or will you use it to try and secure your current position. When the conversations with HR start, there will be a process of defining what your performance problems are and what the process will be to try and improve your performance. Get your need for more coaching on the actual plan in writing.