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If they fired you within two weeks, they're most likely the problem, rather than you. I mean - if they expect you to be 100% productive within your first few we

If they fired you within two weeks, they're most likely the problem, rather than you. I mean - if they expect you to be 100% productive within your first few weeks, they're in cloud-cuckoo-land. We allow a three month probationary period at 80% of full salary for us to mutually get to know each other and for the new starter to get up to speed - and then, and only then, do we assess performance. If it's bad - you're out, if it's good, you're in - but two weeks isn't a fair sample.

BSousa 13y ago
Why 80%? I've worked in various companies with 3 months probation (actually, quite common in my country) and it was fine, but never for a % of the salary (unless it included % less time at the office)
- billynomates1 13y ago
  Yeah, paying at less than the advertised wage is insulting. Unless they give you the 20% of the first three months back after the probationary period.
  - madaxe_again 13y ago
    We do. It a) offsets our risk and b) gives them a tangible goal to shoot for.
    - whichdan 13y ago
      How is saving $6k at best doing anything other than making your new employee resentful?
    - cryoshon 13y ago
      You forgot c) lets you take 3 months of work out of someone at %80 of the price. It's scummy.
      - madaxe_again 13y ago
        Right, but as I said, after the three months, we settle the difference - and it's not 80% either, actually, more like 7%, but hey ho. We've never had anyone object, and it's pretty common practice.
    - deleted 13y ago
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    - illuminate 13y ago
      "It a) offsets our risk" You could simply hire better employees rather than disrespecting your candidates. I wouldn't bother pretending that it has anything to do with "risk management". At best, you sound extremely cheap. At worst, it makes you sound like you repeatedly make poor hiring decisions and scramble to adjust for this.
dviola 13y ago
That was the original agreement. A full time job as a Rails developer with a three month probationary period, but they fired me at week 2. I'm disappointed.

BSousa 13y ago

Why 80%? I've worked in various companies with 3 months probation (actually, quite common in my country) and it was fine, but never for a % of the salary (unless it included % less time at the office)

billynomates1 13y ago
Yeah, paying at less than the advertised wage is insulting. Unless they give you the 20% of the first three months back after the probationary period.
- madaxe_again 13y ago
  We do. It a) offsets our risk and b) gives them a tangible goal to shoot for.
  - whichdan 13y ago
    How is saving $6k at best doing anything other than making your new employee resentful?
  - cryoshon 13y ago
    You forgot c) lets you take 3 months of work out of someone at %80 of the price. It's scummy.
    - madaxe_again 13y ago
      Right, but as I said, after the three months, we settle the difference - and it's not 80% either, actually, more like 7%, but hey ho. We've never had anyone object, and it's pretty common practice.
  - deleted 13y ago
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  - illuminate 13y ago
    "It a) offsets our risk" You could simply hire better employees rather than disrespecting your candidates. I wouldn't bother pretending that it has anything to do with "risk management". At best, you sound extremely cheap. At worst, it makes you sound like you repeatedly make poor hiring decisions and scramble to adjust for this.

dviola 13y ago

That was the original agreement. A full time job as a Rails developer with a three month probationary period, but they fired me at week 2. I'm disappointed.