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If they are good guys then they are aware that 2 weeks would give them enough time to see if you can do the job or not - very fair and sensible. If they are ba
by bdfh42 14y ago
If they are good guys then they are aware that 2 weeks would give them enough time to see if you can do the job or not - very fair and sensible.
If they are bad guys then they know that once you accept a 2 week contract then you will probably have to turn down any other offers you get in the next few days as a result of other interviews. They can then offer you (if you pan out) a contract renewal with a longer term at a lower rate.
Tricky...
- sown 14y agoThey seem like OK guys. It's for a very early employee at a startup, though; Don't know if that's common.
- gruseom 14y agoI wish it were more common. It limits your risk (getting stuck in a bad place) as much as it limits theirs (getting stuck with a bad employee). The criticism I've heard of this approach is that someone who already has a job is unlikely to quit just in order to try a new thing out for a couple weeks, or to take two weeks off for that purpose. But if you have the two weeks, are going to be paid, and think you might like to work there, why wouldn't you want to do this?
- nandemo 14y agoWell, you also have an extra risk, namely that they decide not to hire you after those 2 weeks. So it depends on how much they pay for that period. They should be paying freelancer rates, to account for the overhead (taxes, health insurance, etc) and that extra risk.
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- sown 14y ago> I wish it were more common. Me, too, cause I suck at technical interviews. I have a portfolio of code, i've been at this for a while, I read the whitepaper and was able to talk about it intelligently, what more do they want?