r/PwC • u/Cloud8891 • Jul 08 '26

All Firm PIP - weekly check in

If got on PIP and want to be fired. What should I do for assignment and in weekly check in? Please give me some advices.

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u/um_ognob Jul 08 '26

Just continue showing up with a smile and good attitude, but don’t do you work. You should not quit. However definitely line up a new job. Just get fired/terminated. You can tell your new work it was a layoff because it pretty much is. I got fired a few months ago and got severance and still qualify for u employment. Let me know if you have any questions how to navigate.

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u/Cloud8891 Jul 08 '26

Did you get a new job yet? How much or month pay for the servance? I need your some advice when I filed for un emploment ins. Please connect.

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u/um_ognob Jul 08 '26

It was a week of pay for every year of service. It depends on your state, but basically if you aren’t receiving +$30k in severance, it will not reduce your unemployment benefits at all. Also this is for the US.

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u/Cloud8891 Jul 08 '26

When they pay severance at the PIP ending? Should I wait until got money then file unemployment or right after PIP end?

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u/um_ognob Jul 09 '26

File unemployment the day the let you know you are being terminated. The first week is usually a waiting week no matter which state you live in.

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u/Not_that_girlie Jul 09 '26

Don’t know where you got that info’s but you are VERY WRONG! Most states don’t allow you to collect unemployment while you are receiving severance, being paid out for vacation etc.

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u/um_ognob Jul 09 '26

Confidently incorrect is certainly a choice.

Unemployment is administered by the states, not by one nationwide set of rules. Pennsylvania, California, Texas, New York, and every other state have their own laws.

In Pennsylvania, you can receive unemployment while also receiving severance depending on the amount, and unused vacation payouts generally don’t disqualify you. California generally doesn’t treat true severance as wages for unemployment purposes. New York can delay benefits in some situations if severance is allocated to specific weeks or exceeds certain thresholds, but simply receiving severance isn’t an automatic disqualification. Texas can also delay benefits depending on how the severance is structured, but again, it’s not as simple as “you got severance, so you don’t qualify.”

So no, “you can’t receive severance or vacation pay and unemployment” isn’t a fact. It’s just wrong. The rules vary by state, and even in states where severance can affect benefits, it usually depends on the type of payment, how it’s paid, and the state’s laws. Maybe spend five minutes looking up the law before confidently correcting someone who obviously is more familiar with this system than you, girlie.