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What's the difference? The intention of employing them is to offer them a permanent contract, but if things do not work out, firing people is hard. So, we almos
by ht_th 9y ago
What's the difference? The intention of employing them is to offer them a permanent contract, but if things do not work out, firing people is hard. So, we almost always have three stages when we employ someone:
- one-month trial period
- one-year contract
- permanent contract
For senior people, the trial period is more of a formality as they are often quick to become productive in the organization. Of course, when after a couple of months it is discovered that the new senior and management do have a fundamental difference of opinion with regard to the future of the organization, professionally, or even personally, the end of the one-year contract is the moment to part ways. This can be initiated by employer, employee, or even both, but that depends on the situation.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoWhat do you offer that makes a contract position attractive versus other companies that will bring you on permanently immediately?
- ht_th 9y agoNothing. It is quite common to do it like this here in the Netherlands. Of course, once we have a new employee and after a couple of months we think she is a great addition to the team, we will start negotiate for the permanent contract immediately. Our team consists of experienced and above-average educated developers. We are not looking to attract that one 10x developer, nor do we desperately need a senior developer now. We sort of have too many senior level developers; our retention is high. Anyway, we are looking for similarly educated and experienced people that fit our team, and we offer a culture where such a person can thrive. We prefer to take a while longer to find and grow a great match rather than to gamble on potential talent that might leave again soon. On the other hand, we do need new developers, particularly specialists, and we have gotten to the point that we are willing to take more risk. But the organization as a whole is still figuring out how to grow beyond a 10 person post-startup development team towards a 100+ person company (we merged with our biggest partner).