I’ve been working in IT for nearly five years, and I thought I had finally found my footing in the corporate world. However, this year everything changed. I can't pinpoint what triggered it, but management suddenly turned against me. Minor mistakes that I used to get a pass for became major issues, and I found myself on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) for what felt like the most ridiculous reasons. Out of the four points they cited, only one was truly valid. I owned up to accidentally deleting a laptop from our system, but the others were absurd—like being told I sounded short when greeting a coworker or mistakenly placing a box in the wrong shipping drop-off. Despite how baseless the PIP felt, I tried to keep my head down and improve. I survived the first review, but the final review kept getting delayed until a package was stolen from our shipping box. I did everything I could to report it, but when the time came for my final review, they claimed I failed because I didn’t recover the stolen asset. They expected me to somehow retrieve a stolen laptop from a distribution center. I received a final written warning and was told to focus solely on hardware tickets, only to be questioned later about why I wasn’t working on other tasks. It felt like I was in a no-win situation. Yesterday, my manager, with a smirk, informed me that I wouldn’t be receiving my annual raise or holiday bonus, which hit hard since I have kids to support. I was also told I would receive a 2/5 on my employee review, no matter what I wrote. I snapped, expressing how targeted I felt and questioning if I was being managed out. They denied it, but I overheard my manager laughing about my situation later. I’m furious and hurt. I’ve put so much effort into this job, and now I’m facing the possibility of losing it. The job market is tough, and I have little savings. I’m terrified of how I’ll support my family. I haven’t been unemployed in over a decade, and the pressure is crushing me. I feel trapped, but I know I can’t just walk away.