Performance Plan Response Kit (Pre-order)

Description

On a performance plan? Get the record, the HR conversation and the transfer plan, in one kit.

For employees on a PIP, a performance plan, a written warning, or Amazon’s performance coaching plan, Focus or Pivot. Built from the exact report I used on my own PIP at Amazon, then refined with senior Amazon and AWS employees in 2026.

$79, pre-order. Delivered to your inbox by Friday, November 13. Full refund if it arrives late.

What’s inside

1. The PIP Survival Email Template. The exact update I sent on my own PIP at Amazon.
2. The every-other-week update format. Your 6 to 12 month goal, 2 highlights, 2 blockers, and a 2 week outlook, each tied to your level’s expectations. One filled-in example.
3. 4 ready-to-paste AI prompts for ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot:
   • Turn your week into an update mapped to your leveling guide
   • Practice your metrics: a deep dive coach that quizzes you like a senior leader would
   • Write the coffee chat note to a team you want to move to
   • Build your one-page summary for HR
4. The HR one-pager template. What the plan asked for, what you delivered, the dates, and one clear ask.
5. Your 30 day timeline. Week by week: the record, the conversations, and when to start talking to other teams (before you apply, since applying can notify your manager).
6. A documentation checklist. What to write down, with dates, while it’s fresh.

Who it’s for

• You were put on a plan and the goals feel vague: “no metrics, all adjectives.”
• You think it may already be decided, and you want a clean record either way.
• You want to move to a better team, and you want the conversations ready.

About me

Samantha Cook. Seven years at Amazon/AWS, four at Microsoft. I was put on a PIP at Amazon, and this report is how I handled it.

Please read

This kit gives you general templates and a process for documenting your work. For legal questions, talk to an employment attorney (the National Employment Lawyers Association has a directory at nela.org). For a plan built around your situation, book a session with me.