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Re:My platonic ideal for how engineering hiring should work by kevsim on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @04:30AM (#24845879)
Additionally, in many markets there's no such thing as 'firing lightly'. Here in Scandinavia firing people requires a significant amount of work on the part of the manager and HR.
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Re:My platonic ideal for how engineering hiring should work by Peepootoler on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @04:56AM (#24845992)
In Germany new employees usually have a probation period of 3 months, during which companies can pretty much fire them at will if they don't perform as expected. I think that's almost always enough time to assess whether someone is a good fit for long term employment.
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Re:My platonic ideal for how engineering hiring should work by astura on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @03:03PM (#24850940)
That's what probationary periods are for.
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