Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI

Re:Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI by throwaway2037 on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @03:25AM (#43619196)

In most highly developed countries, there is a probation period for 90+ days for new hires. During this period, you can be fired for any reason. It is not an expensive as people think to fire someone who deceived your hiring process. However, institution inertia is real.

That said, I very much agree with your last paragraph. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a lot of hiring was done this way in the US.

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Re:Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI by thaumasiotes on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @04:30AM (#43619517)

> In most highly developed countries, there is a probation period for 90+ days for new hires. During this period, you can be fired for any reason.

In an American context, this is generally true in 49 out of 50 states, except that the probation period covers the entire duration of your employment. The people who say firing is expensive are thinking about something else.

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Re:Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI by maxnevermind on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @01:37AM (#43629193)

Every big tech company in the US has their version of PIP, to protect them from potential law suits as I understand, that lead to a situation that low performers might occupy their positions for months and years.

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Re:Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI by thaumasiotes on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @01:56AM (#43629285)

NCC Group fired me with no notice, no severance, and no stated cause. PIPs exist; that doesn't mean you have to use them.

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Re:Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI by yardie on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @06:49AM (#43620216)

Unfortunately, in very large organizations the onboarding process can take a while. It can be months before you have credentials to the repository. By then, full benefits will kick in, worker protections, etc.

And I’m a hiring manager. I’m trying to slot new hires with the training they will need and give them realistic tasks I know they can accomplish. And it’s not easy. I’m already 30 days in on a new hire that I’ve been able to peer with for 2 days. And I’m constantly apologizing for the lack of time.

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Re:Interviewing a software engineer who prepared with AI by __turbobrew__ on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @11:42AM (#43623092)

If you make a bad hire you stop looking to fill that role, and then if you fire them 2-3 months later you are back at square zero.

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