I am not the one being investigated. My longtime coworker who is old enough to retire but must keep working out of necessity is being interviewed next week for failure to perform assigned duties.
I would like to help him prepare for the interview.
For context, he’s a union employee and this is the only employer he’s had for the last thirty years.
The direct manager and department head have changed and almost immediately began assigning duties with little guidance and unreasonable expectations and timelines. Then came the oral warning from his boss. Then the email, followed by a plan of improvement, followed by a doc in pay and now a formal in-person investigation/ interview by HR.
He can have a union representative but that rep. cannot ask or answer on his behalf, he is allowed to ask questions to the rep.
I want to tell him this is not the time to give long explanations, only short concise answers. What other resources can I provide? He’s not very internet savvy. Thanks everyone.