Re: Past Blast - "Wonder Woman 1984" - Corp Guy Using PET

On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 01:08:45 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:

It simply means they have been on the job for less than one year, and
what is different for 'probationary' employess is they don't have all of
the usual protections from arbitrary and capricious firings as those who
have been on the job for more than one year.  The purpose is to give the
govt a one year window to see if the employee actually can do the job,
and allow an easier time of laying them off if it turns out they can't
do the job.

I don't know if it is still the case but that was Boeing's model in the
'50s. Hire 100 engineers and fire 97 of them in the first year. My brother
was one of the 3 lucky ones.