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Date: 6 Apr 2025 02:31:03 GMT
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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.