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I think one of the reasons technical interviewing has become so cumbersome is because companies are very reluctant to fire employees who are not working out. Th
by jpm_sd 7y ago
I think one of the reasons technical interviewing has become so cumbersome is because companies are very reluctant to fire employees who are not working out. Thus, they have to make sure it's an absolutely perfect match up front.
Wouldn't it save time and cost overall to hire fast and fire fast? Make it very clear that your first two weeks are a vetting period and your first 6 months are still probation?
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoLegally, you'd probably have to structure that as "contract to hire". Otherwise, "fire fast" is probably going to open you up to lawsuits. (You may win those lawsuits. They're still expensive.)
- myvoiceismypass 7y agoThis model (fire fast) works pretty well for Netflix, though I personally never got used to it during my time there.
- jpm_sd 7y agoWhat is required beyond "your at-will employment has been terminated"? What are the grounds for your hypothetical lawsuit?
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoIt's easy to file a lawsuit. You have to claim something mildly plausible that the court recognizes as possibly legally valid. At that point, the company has to burn lawyer time in order to fight the case. Even if they win, it cost them. (It cost the ex-employee, too, but the company doesn't care about that. They only care that it cost the company.) Maybe I'm cynical from watching SCO v IBM (still not over, after 16 years, even though SCO never really had a case), but my perception is that you can file a lawsuit without a case. You just have to, in your initial filing, give the appearance that there might be a case.