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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by WalterBright on Monday November 04, 2024 @02:50PM (#42045386)
> companies are wary of hiring people because it's harder to fire

This is another one of those obvious "unintended" consequences. The harder it is to fire someone, the correspondingly harder it will be to get hired. Companies will be unwilling to "take a chance" on someone.

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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by BehindBlueEyes on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @02:31PM (#42067941)
That is why trial periods exist, with much more flexible firing/resigning terms.
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