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Our lead investor suggested we do this and it's been working very very well. The one time we didn't do it, it was a major screw-up. Lots of negative comments a

Our lead investor suggested we do this and it's been working very very well. The one time we didn't do it, it was a major screw-up. Lots of negative comments about this from people looking at it from the employees side. Have you considered the impact on the employee if you just hire them full-time and it doesn't work out? They've quit their other full-time job (yes, we hire part timers who are at other companies while they're working there), potentially moved house, made other irrevocable decisions related to their new job with you. It's a disaster if you have to let them go in 3 to 6 months and it's very hard to get re-hired once you've gone through that - not only does it look bad on your resume but your self confidence is shot. So a 30 day try-out IMO works extremely well for both employer and employee. Remember, you're trying out the company too during those 30 days.

ejain 12y ago
> we hire part timers who are at other companies while they're working there That seems problematic, even in states like California that don't enforce non-compete clauses...
zippergz 12y ago
I've never had a job that would be ok with me working part time for someone else. So I'd have to quit my job to do a trial run with you. At that point, I'm not sure it's better to be let go after 30 days instead of 90 or 180. I still have to look for a new job after having failed at one, and I still end up with a short stint on my resume (though I suppose it's short enough that I could reasonably leave it off). Also I don't understand how this addresses the relocation issue. If your company is in a different place than I currently live, aren't I going to be required to relocate regardless of how long my tenure is? Are people supposed to shell out for a hotel (potentially away from their families) for a month?
dismal2 12y ago
Do you pay extremely high salaries, hire the long term unemployed or new graduates? I just don't see how many people would be able to take the risk involved with passing your "interview".
nerfhammer 12y ago
Does this work for people over 30, with kids or a mortgage?

ejain 12y ago

> we hire part timers who are at other companies while they're working there That seems problematic, even in states like California that don't enforce non-compete clauses...

zippergz 12y ago

I've never had a job that would be ok with me working part time for someone else. So I'd have to quit my job to do a trial run with you. At that point, I'm not sure it's better to be let go after 30 days instead of 90 or 180. I still have to look for a new job after having failed at one, and I still end up with a short stint on my resume (though I suppose it's short enough that I could reasonably leave it off). Also I don't understand how this addresses the relocation issue. If your company is in a different place than I currently live, aren't I going to be required to relocate regardless of how long my tenure is? Are people supposed to shell out for a hotel (potentially away from their families) for a month?

dismal2 12y ago

Do you pay extremely high salaries, hire the long term unemployed or new graduates? I just don't see how many people would be able to take the risk involved with passing your "interview".

nerfhammer 12y ago

Does this work for people over 30, with kids or a mortgage?