Trending @Accenture; Feeling Stressed About My Current Work Situation

I joined Accenture on 2024 and was shadow locked into a project in May 2025. Between September and June, I didn’t have any major work responsibilities apart from joining the daily scrum and supporting team leads whenever required. I made sure to complete all my assigned tasks before deadlines.

In July, I had to take sick leaves for genuine health reasons and even submitted original medical reports. However, during my performance review in September, I was informed that due to “unplanned leaves,” my performance rating was considered low, and I was placed on PIP (Performance Improvement Plan).

I successfully cleared the PIP, but I still don’t understand the exact reason behind being put into it. Unfortunately, because of this, I won’t be receiving any variable pay or salary hike for a year, which has been extremely disheartening and stressful.

Adding to that, my manager is providing shift allowances to everyone on the team except me, and I genuinely don’t know why. The entire situation is affecting me mentally and emotionally, and I’m not sure what steps to take next.

If anyone has faced a similar situation or can suggest how to handle this professionally, I would really appreciate your advice or guidance.