[slothtrop]

I know someone who moved cities for work and was let go during the probationary period, after a couple of weeks. Just one of those "we decided to move in a different direction" type of rationalizations. Certainly I'd follow your advice but it seems like there's always a risk.

[metters]

I did not move, but was let go at the end of my probationary period without prior notice. It was the time of the first corona shutdown and they could not really onboard me properly (at least from my perspective), so my performance suffered.

The point I want to make here is, that no one on the team had the balls to tell me that they are unhappy with my performance and instead told my boss very late. I did not have a chance to improve or change anything. It can happen to anyone and any time.

In hindsight this is still the best thing that could have happened to me.