[mrcold]

I didn't say anything about firing. In Europe it's very hard to fire someone. But give them a stack of cash in exchange for pursuing other opportunities and almost everybody will take it. It's actually a common practice for non-tech jobs. Layoffs are not possible, but getting a year's salary for quitting is.

[yitchelle]

You're right. I made a bad assumption that getting rid of bad hires means firing them. Like the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat.

[S4M]

In Europe there is normally a probation period, during which new employees can fired easily. After that it gets harder to fire.