[xwolfi]

Heh, another thing is variable salary on a test period. Like how I was recruited out of uni, on a 6 month cheap internship barely paying a rent, with 0 commitment from the company to keep me. Long enough to evaluate me, see me contribute, teach me part of the sytem, not long enough to "exploit" me.

We could scale this to 3 months on 80% salary (whatever the company is comfortable spending on throwaway) with the full salary after the test period, with maybe even back pay and a little ceremony to make it a big deal. That would kick my ass for three months, cost me nothing long term, put a big smile in my face and let any company hire me without 15 interviews.

[ornornor]

Isn’t that exactly what probation is for, although for full salary? To evaluate the new employee and lay them off if they don’t meet the requirements? Disagree with the discounted salary, if 20% for three months is going to break the bank, the company probably won’t be around much longer anyway.