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In the US almost all employment is at-will - even if you've worked at a company for years. Probationary periods here typically mean that you are hired as an ind
by acjacobson 11y ago
In the US almost all employment is at-will - even if you've worked at a company for years. Probationary periods here typically mean that you are hired as an independent contractor without the benefits that are usually given with a full-time position such as health, dental, and retirement benefits.
- fluxquanta 11y agoDirectly from my company's employee handbook: Employment with [company] is "at-will." This means that you may terminate your employment at any time, with no prior notice given to [company]. It also means that the company may terminate your employment at any time, with or without notice or cause. While the company generally adheres to progressive discipline, it is not bound or obligated to do so. As an at-will employee, you are not guaranteed, in any manner, that you will be employed for any set period of time. No one in the company, except the President, in a written, signed contract, may make any representation or promise to you that you are other than an at-will employee. Any employee, manager or supervisor who makes such a representation or promise to you is not authorized to do so.
- rurounijones 11y agoWow, I never knew that was the US terminology. Soany things that didn't really make sense to me have just come into focus.