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Re:Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs? by legitster on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @01:06PM (#40867902)
The counter to that counter is that I have been told that software jobs in Germany start out as very low paying. My friend who moved to Germany to work as a programmer ended up only getting about $30k a year to start, which at the time was less than half of what our peers were making in the US.

That said, I think probationary periods are one of the best ideas the US needs to adopt.

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Re:Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs? by mmarq on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @02:31PM (#40868761)
A junior/graduate dev in Germany makes €50K a year. $28K is the minimum wage for a full time employee.
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Re:Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs? by manishsharan on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @01:13PM (#40867963)
>>probationary periods are one of the best ideas the US needs to adopt

May I ask why? Both Canada and USA allow employers to fire with 2 weeks (or a month .. I forget )notice.

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Re:Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs? by legitster on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @01:27PM (#40868114)
Even though you are entitled to fire people in the US, there are a lot of differing state and city rules. You are also open to (potential) lawsuits at all times. There are also now a lot of very obtuse rules about things like healthcare coverage for full time employees.

There's an extra layer of simplicity when it comes to probationary periods.

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Re:Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs? by ushtaritk421 on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @01:18PM (#40868020)
In the US you can be fired with 0 notice or severance, regardless of tenure in most states.
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