While I have no problem with an evenings/weekend work sample, I'd only agree to a trial week if I was currently unemployed and desperate. I also choose not to

While I have no problem with an evenings/weekend work sample, I'd only agree to a trial week if I was currently unemployed and desperate. I also choose not to do contract-to-hire, which is the other 'trial period' approach I've seen. Anecdotally, the two places I've worked at that mostly did contract-to-hire for their other employees, the quality of my coworkers seemed a fair bit lower than at other jobs. Good contractors didn't care for the for-hire part, and folks who just wanted salary didn't care for the contract part, so you were left with people who couldn't find a position without agreeing to something they didn't care for.