[sundae]

Sorry, what does IC and PIP mean in this context?

[jeffparsons]

Individual Contributor (primarily makes stuff directly rather than working through other people) and Performance Improvement Plan (supposedly a plan to improve performance, but often actually just HR making sure they have watertight documentation justifying sacking the person).

[strife25]

IC = Individual Contributor

PIP = Performance Improvement Plan

[MattGaiser]

And more realistically Paid Interview Practice.

[katet]

Individual Contributor and Performance Improvement Plan

[Grimm1]

Adding on that though some people can come through a PIP and fix whatever problem they were having it usually is a pretext to being fired.

[pc86]

It's called "Paid Interview Prep" for a reason :)