Amid Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) internally approving over 12,000 layoffs for FY26, employees already placed under performance improvement plans (PIP) are feeling the pressure. One such employee, with nearly two years of experience at TCS, recently shared his ordeal on Reddit, highlighting how the uncertainty is impacting morale across the IT giant.
PIP and Notice Period Dilemma
“Pip has been initiated against me in TCS. Joined the company almost 2 years back. Got a D band this year. Changed the project, received a new compensation letter which is less than what when I joined. Now under pip for 2 months, of which 2 weeks have gone by,” the employee wrote.
He further asked, “If I resign now, do I need to serve a notice period of 3 months, and do I get all my relevant certificates (experience letter, etc)? If my manager doesn’t provide positive feedback, what happens then. Am I terminated, or am I asked to resign? Do I get my documents then?”
These questions reflect growing concerns among employees as the company tightens its performance reviews while industry-wide layoffs continue.
Fear of Job Loss and Emotional Toll
The employee also expressed anxiety over the impact of his recent appraisal and compensation changes: “Will a job switch affect now since my recent compensation letter has negative feedback with deduction which is less than what I received during joining? Is pip a sure shot layoff given the current state of the organisation?”
With TCS expected to cut thousands of jobs, experts say employees under PIP could be more vulnerable. “Please help on this as it’s mentally and emotionally screwing me down to the core,” he wrote, echoing a sentiment increasingly common among IT workers facing job insecurity.
The decision to lay off 12,000 employees, announced at the end of July, will impact employees globally across various domains and regions. TCS CEO K Krithivasan said that the move was driven by evolving skill demands and internal redeployment challenges, further intensifying concerns among employees already facing PIP and performance pressure.