The Performance Improvement Plan
First, a story with a protagonist I adore: my little brother, Thomas. At 24, Thomas is a classic millennial who is currently making his way through med school. But, my story is not about med school or about millennials’ often infuriating approach to pretty much everything (e.g., unicorn pool floats, avocados, job expectations*); rather it’s about Thomas’ first ever performance review at his first “real” job post college. Thomas had been working at this consulting company for