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I've never had a job where there wasn't a probation period. It's one of my major gripes with the current hiring process. They can fire you at any point during t
by coderenegade 4y ago
I've never had a job where there wasn't a probation period. It's one of my major gripes with the current hiring process. They can fire you at any point during the probation period, so why the hunger games during the hiring process itself? That's the whole point of probation periods: because sometimes they get it wrong.
- danjac 4y agoMy guess is because of the opportunity cost. If you hire the wrong person you end up firing 3 months later, you likely missed your chance to hire a better candidate (who is unlikely to apply again to work for you) and you will need to restart the whole expensive hiring process again (even a more lightweight process is expensive in employee time, maybe paying recruiters and job listing sites, etc). Also onboarding is expensive: even an experienced developer who has all the skills you need still has to learn your codebase, processes, business logic etc. while drawing a salary, and all that goes to waste if they leave before they can start becoming a net positive to your company.