3 ms·

I don't pay $200,000 a year for a car. If I were going to then I'd like to test drive it for 5-8 hours. An ideal test drive should help both sides understand wh

I don't pay $200,000 a year for a car. If I were going to then I'd like to test drive it for 5-8 hours. An ideal test drive should help both sides understand what the future relationship will be like. That saves time and disappointment on both sides. You'd like to date someone before you marry them wouldn't you. I would always be happy to pay for a test drive though. If you're not willing to offer a test drive then you'll also probably miss out on some great relationships in your life.

jzombie 4y ago
Fair point, though nobody is obligated to pay a year's salary to a candidate that didn't work out.
- ikiris 4y ago
  Have you ever run a business or paid employees from your budget?
- sirsinsalot 4y ago
  Clearly you've never employed someone in the UK/EU. The proceedings to jettison a bad hire can take 12 months alone, meanwhile they're still a bad hire being paid.
  - krageon 4y ago
    It is entirely normal to have a test period of 1-3 months here (inside the EU, which is not homogenous and doesn't look like the UK at all) where you can be fired immediately.
    - sirsinsalot 4y ago
      It isn't a magic bullet. I've had people perform well then tail off and while it may be a failure of my management that I couldn't help them perform better again, it isn't the norm and replacing those people isn't easy. Rightly so, it should be hard to fire people and should require first showing evidence of trying to work together and help in good faith.
  - gifnamething 4y ago
    In the UK you can sack someone for being a poor fit without any of that within the first 2 years.
    - sirsinsalot 4y ago
      Good luck at the tribunal
      - claudiawerner 4y ago
        Employees in the UK don't have access to an employment tribunal unless they've been at the company for longer than 2 years.
        sirsinsalot 4y ago
        BRB, speaking with HR about some firings.
  - ClumsyPilot 4y ago
    Thats just wrong, you can have 3 day, 3 week or 3 month probation and fire them immediately if you dont like them. And if you cant tell whether they are good developer after 3 months, how is an intervoew going to help?

jzombie 4y ago

Fair point, though nobody is obligated to pay a year's salary to a candidate that didn't work out.

ikiris 4y ago
Have you ever run a business or paid employees from your budget?
sirsinsalot 4y ago
Clearly you've never employed someone in the UK/EU. The proceedings to jettison a bad hire can take 12 months alone, meanwhile they're still a bad hire being paid.
- krageon 4y ago
  It is entirely normal to have a test period of 1-3 months here (inside the EU, which is not homogenous and doesn't look like the UK at all) where you can be fired immediately.
  - sirsinsalot 4y ago
    It isn't a magic bullet. I've had people perform well then tail off and while it may be a failure of my management that I couldn't help them perform better again, it isn't the norm and replacing those people isn't easy. Rightly so, it should be hard to fire people and should require first showing evidence of trying to work together and help in good faith.
- gifnamething 4y ago
  In the UK you can sack someone for being a poor fit without any of that within the first 2 years.
  - sirsinsalot 4y ago
    Good luck at the tribunal
    - claudiawerner 4y ago
      Employees in the UK don't have access to an employment tribunal unless they've been at the company for longer than 2 years.
      - sirsinsalot 4y ago
        BRB, speaking with HR about some firings.
- ClumsyPilot 4y ago
  Thats just wrong, you can have 3 day, 3 week or 3 month probation and fire them immediately if you dont like them. And if you cant tell whether they are good developer after 3 months, how is an intervoew going to help?