[jenscow]

The fact that you feel the need to ask "is this a red flag?" on HN is the red flag.

I was on a 1 month notice, and they let me go after 6 months for "performance" reasons. No mention of any performance issues in my 2 reviews prior, during my 3 month probation period. It was just after I completed the project I started on so I was just a cheap contractor (in hindsight, there where other signals).

To me, a 1 month notice shows their intentions and if they want you for the long term then they shouldn't be worried about how easily they can get rid of you.

By the way, in the UK they don't need to give a specific reason to fire you in the 1st 2 years, as long as they pay your notice and holidays.

All their other promises aren't worth the paper they're written on, and the fact the contract explicitly retracts any other promise enforces this.