Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by legitster 715 days ago
The counter to that counter is that I have been told that software jobs in Germany start out as very low paying. My friend who moved to Germany to work as a programmer ended up only getting about $30k a year to start, which at the time was less than half of what our peers were making in the US.

That said, I think probationary periods are one of the best ideas the US needs to adopt.
2 comments
mmarq 715 days ago
A junior/graduate dev in Germany makes €50K a year. $28K is the minimum wage for a full time employee.
link
manishsharan 715 days ago
>>probationary periods are one of the best ideas the US needs to adopt

May I ask why? Both Canada and USA allow employers to fire with 2 weeks (or a month .. I forget )notice.

link
legitster 715 days ago
Even though you are entitled to fire people in the US, there are a lot of differing state and city rules. You are also open to (potential) lawsuits at all times. There are also now a lot of very obtuse rules about things like healthcare coverage for full time employees.

There's an extra layer of simplicity when it comes to probationary periods.

link
ushtaritk421 715 days ago
In the US you can be fired with 0 notice or severance, regardless of tenure in most states.
link