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Re:Ask HN: Why not more hiring of junior devs, then on-the-j... by Merad on Thursday November 22, 2018 @09:16AM (#18510086)
Roughly 2/3s of the states in the US have “right to work” laws, which basically means that either employer or employee can terminate the job at any time for basically any reason.
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Re:Ask HN: Why not more hiring of junior devs, then on-the-j... by wikibob on Thursday November 22, 2018 @10:00AM (#18510322)
You are thinking of "At will employment".

Right to work means you can't be forced to join a union.

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Re:Ask HN: Why not more hiring of junior devs, then on-the-j... by ascar on Thursday November 22, 2018 @05:05PM (#18512863)
That's not what he is talking about. You can also always quit your job in Germany.

He is talking about payments that are conditional upon you staying at the company for a certain amount of time. Relocation bonuses and stock option vesting are a very common type. If the bonus is high enough, it makes it very unattractive to quit. He is exaggerating though.

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