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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared
The same is happening here.  Companies hire you for a *probation* period, usually 3 months, in which time they don't provide any benefits. There is usually a promise of a wage increase after that probationary period also. They then fire the whole crew exactly 1 day before the 3 month probationary period is over, then a week later you see an ad in the paper for the same company and the same jobs. If there isn't already, there should be a law against this hiring/firing practice. |
Agreed!
They are playing a Contract to Hire game in the technology industries -- basically just a ploy to get workers without having to provide benefits, etc. the way I see it.