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The 3 month probation method may work with large and stable companies but for a startup, keeping a bad programmer for 3 months will be highly toxic and can actu
by asadlionpk 11y ago
The 3 month probation method may work with large and stable companies but for a startup, keeping a bad programmer for 3 months will be highly toxic and can actually kill the company.
- vonmoltke 11y agoI think that danger is highly overblown.
- rpedela 11y agoA bad hire will drain financial resources yet contribute little to success of the product/company. If a company has a good financial cushion, then you are right that a hiring mistake will not be catastrophic. However if a company is struggling financially then it can be.
- jbob2000 11y agoWell that's the great thing about it being probationary! You don't have to keep them for the whole period, if you realize they aren't a fit in the first week, you can move on.