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Comment by pjmlp

1 day ago

Depending on the European country, there is a probation period between 3 to 6 months, where any of the parties can cancel the relationship at any time, usually 1 week notice, unless it is really bad.

That should be more than enough to assess if someone is fit for the job.

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hollerith  1 day ago

How does an employer distinguish a worker who is trying hard only because he is on probation from a worker who will continue to try hard after the probation period ends?

  • bee_rider  1 day ago

    That wouldn’t be caught in a live-coding interview either, right?

    At some point of your society has decided it values job security, the jobs will have to become secured. It is a trade-off.

  • zwnow  1 day ago

    If they try hard for 6 months during probation, then congrats on having a motivated dev for 6 months. If they fall off hard after, kick them out. It's only 3 months of salary. Compare that to thesalary and hiring process of finding a good dev, which is more expensive in many cases.

  • const_cast  20 hours ago

    You can't, in the same way you can't distinguish a romantic partner who is using you from one who genuinely likes you. Because clairvoyance is not real.

    That's just a risk we all have to take.

  • Ekaros  1 day ago

    They don't but usually wages are scaled to average. So So average output will still be what is expected. Really bad ones well, you start giving notices. And then with enough evidence you can terminate contract.