It's one thing if it's made clear that there's a probationary period; I've worked in (non-tech) companies where that was the case, although very different than

It's one thing if it's made clear that there's a probationary period; I've worked in (non-tech) companies where that was the case, although very different than what's been portrayed above. If it's not clear that's the case, which seems to have been the case in these anecdotes, it would be pretty unacceptable.