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[–] Mika@piefed.ca 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

On the other hand, all the companies have a "trial period" where they can kick you any day just because.

Why wouldn't an employee apply the same approach?

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I live in an ‘at will’ state, this means that either I or my employer can end my employment at any time for any reason. As you can imagine this is both good and wildly abused by employers.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The good part is that the employer is not afraid of hiring someone. I'm from somewhere where employment is a serious commitment - after some time of employment, it's very, very hard to let someone go.

The consequence is that employers are deadly afraid of getting stuck with someone who is not a good worker, basically forever. It means that salaries stay low, because if you raise a salary you can never bring it down again, and you can't get rid of that worker. It also means that some workers just stop giving a fuck as soon as they get "tenure" and can't be let go anymore.

At will employment has a lot of downsides for the worker, but it also means that no one is afraid of hiring and so that you can easily get a job when you need one.