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0 pointsofficemonkey13y ago0 comments

New federal government employees also have to serve a 1-year "probation" where they can be let go for pretty much no reason. I've seen agencies exercise that right rarely, but it does happen.

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fizzbar13y ago· 1 in thread

I'd suspect that in more "mature" working environments the probation period is used more as a fail-safe mechanism, as opposed to being integral to the actual hiring process (which is what it sounds like at FB).

officemonkeyOP13y ago

Treating new employees in this manner is okay if everyone's up front about it.

Telling people "Welcome to Facebook," having them quit their old job, and have them relocate just so you can smoke 'em and throw out the trash might be efficient, but it sure isn't kind.

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