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by esel2k 416 days ago
What this trend is going to push is more contract-to-hire where companies start hiring people as contractors for 1 month and let go who is not as expected. This exists today and I always refused to play the game. But I guess companies can either go back to in person interview or other methods.
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The only candidates who would accept such an abusive offer are those who are desperate and don't already have a decent job. So it can sort of work to put butts in seats but you're already filtering out many of the best candidates.
> contract-to-hire

I suspect that in California (and probably much of the rest of the US), a person on the contract phase of contract-to-hire could make a good legal case that they are actually an employee.

Would honestly prefer this to an overly burdensome interview process.