Timeline for What is the right approach to quit a job during probation period for a competing offer?
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| Jul 10, 2019 at 10:44 | comment | added | ilkkachu | @Niko1978, it would be hard to prove of course, and it's more likely that the employer would (try to) kick people out during probation without a proper reason. | |
| Jul 10, 2019 at 10:43 | comment | added | ilkkachu | @Niko1978, in Finland, a probation period means that either side can end the employment without a notice period, but the law says that it can't be done for "inappropriate reasons". The idea of a probation period is that both sides can see in practice if their expectations are met. So, an employer could leave without a notice period if the job isn't what was promised, but if they're actually leaving because they got a better offer elsewhere, that's not related to the job at hand, and the employee could, at least technically, get into trouble for that. | |
| Jul 9, 2019 at 18:16 | comment | added | ilkkachu | Depending on your location, triggering the probation period clause for reasons not related to that job may not even be allowed. Getting a better offer from company Y in no way makes company X a worse place to work for. Claiming a bad "cultural fit" might lead to a court ruling against you. So, depending on the probation rules, the answer may well be "You don't, not legally. Just resign instead." | |
| Jul 9, 2019 at 9:34 | comment | added | R. Schmitz | 1) For this answer to work you need the type of character that is OK with lying 2) The real reason is money; if that becomes attractive again in the future, you are still out because of culture. | |
| Jul 9, 2019 at 5:14 | comment | added | Niko1978 | @njzk2 (and Joe Strazzere) - My suggestion to the OP is to use the same excuse that employers like to use, when they don't want to reveal the real reason behind their decision. If you disagree with this, feel free to post your own suggestion as an actual answer. :-) | |
| Jul 9, 2019 at 3:07 | comment | added | njzk2 | Agreed with Joe. This will also help future applicant get better offers, and increase the salaries over your industry overall | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 18:57 | comment | added | Angew is no longer proud of SO | @Jay At the same time, netiher at-will laws nor unions are likely to make it harder for the employee to quit during probation, right? | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 12:55 | comment | added | Jay | The statement about probation isn’t universal. In at-will employment localities, each company establishes its own policies for probation. Unions will also influence policies for probation. | |
| Jul 8, 2019 at 12:50 | history | edited | Niko1978 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Since there are locations where probation periods work differently, I tried to make the statement less absolute.
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| Jul 8, 2019 at 12:23 | history | edited | Nimesh Neema | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Fixed a typo.
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| Jul 8, 2019 at 7:27 | vote | accept | Mais | ||
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| Jul 8, 2019 at 6:32 | history | answered | Niko1978 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |