The reasoning behind "probation periods" don't pass even the most basic scrutiny. If a developer is awful the company will fire them regardless of whether or n

The reasoning behind "probation periods" don't pass even the most basic scrutiny. If a developer is awful the company will fire them regardless of whether or not they're in a probation period. It's not like you suddenly get protection from being fired after 6 months. You get some additional protection after 2 years in the UK ('ordinary unfair dismissal' and statutory redundancy protections; other country's employment laws vary a lot), but even then it's not that hard to get rid of someone. Legally there's nothing about a 3-6 month probationary period that makes any difference. From the other side a developer will leave a terrible company no matter how recently they started. There is no legal mechanism to stop someone quitting. Probation periods as far as the employee is concerned mean nothing other than accepting a different set of rules for a few months.