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Re:Ask HN: Is it unprofessional to leave a new job where eve... by d_watt on Monday November 01, 2021 @08:13AM (#29065686)
It's not as common in the US, since most states are at will, either side always can give notice at any time for any/no reason (other than targeting protected groups / whistleblowing, etc), there's not as much point to a probationary period.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it unprofessional to leave a new job where eve... by gwbas1c on Monday November 01, 2021 @05:32PM (#29073415)
> It's not as common in the US

But culturally many companies operate that way. It's easy to fire someone within the first ~6 months; if you've been somewhere for awhile, you give longer than 6 weeks notice; and if you've been somewhere for awhile, you get severance.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it unprofessional to leave a new job where eve... by throwawayboise on Monday November 01, 2021 @04:30PM (#29072630)
At many (well managed) US companies, there is a more formal HR process for dealing with poor performance, such as formal reviews, action plans, etc. that does not apply during the initial probationary period.
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