> I imagine young employees would be happy (I did a bunch of short-term contracts myself), but once you have a mortgage and kids, it's nice to be a little more

> I imagine young employees would be happy (I did a bunch of short-term contracts myself), but once you have a mortgage and kids, it's nice to be a little more certain about your new job, before quitting your old one. And just to make this really explicit - this means that a company with this hiring practice would have a very hard time hiring experienced competent engineers. If I were looking for a job, I'd have lots of options, and I would not waste time on a company that demanded this.