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I'll add another $100. I think the fundamental problem is that employers are unwilling to take on someone unless they are absolutely certain that the candidate
by btian 14y ago
I'll add another $100. I think the fundamental problem is that employers are unwilling to take on someone unless they are absolutely certain that the candidate is the right person because firing is extremely difficult and complicated (with potential for law suits) if the new hire does not prove to be a good fit.
- misnome 14y agoI thought this was what probationary periods were for; evaluating a new employee with the opportunity to not continue their employment at the end of it.
- xsmasher 14y agoIt's not just lawsuits. Getting a new hire equipped and up to speed takes resources, and drains productivity away from existing employees. Also, once you've done a little training the sunk costs fallacy can kick in, even if you wouldn't hire them in hindsight.
- mjwalshe 14y agoWhat in America the land of "at will" employment I find that very hard to believe.
- georgieporgie 14y agoI hear people talk about the supposed legal risks of hiring and firing. I've personally seen a number of firings, and I've never seen a single issue arise. While I'm not going to claim that nobody ever sues or shoots up the place, I think the frequency with which this happens is grossly overestimated. Along the same lines as myth of the burglar who sues the homeowner, and masses of MBAs abusing a single court case to rationalize their sociopathic and short-sighted business decisions.