In Germany it's perfect possible to fire an employee without telling a reason, if the company has all-in-all < 10 employees. If the company is bigger than that

In Germany it's perfect possible to fire an employee without telling a reason, if the company has all-in-all < 10 employees. If the company is bigger than that, then everything is based on decisions and considerations. Which is a good thing. You can't be fired like, "go now, no money more" within small or big companies, if you didn't steal, break things on purpose or misbehave strongly. But you can be regularly fired with a 3 months upfront, or, if you're employed longer than 5y, then the upfront time is prolonged automatically an additional month for each year of being employed. So, we're taking care of the people living and working here. Which is a good thing for the people. The people are more worth than a company, aren't they? Within the probationary period of 3-6 months (contract defined) you can be fired or just stop working by yourself without needing to tell a reason within minutes.