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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Nov 2020

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      Imagine how much easier hiring decisions would become if you could try out a programmer for four weeks before hiring them. https://twitter.com/Austen/status/1328797709533233152 …

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    2. David desJardins‏ @David_desJ 18 Nov 2020
      Replying to @paulg

      Companies can already do that in the US. We have at-will employment. But the downsides of hiring people who don't work out are still pretty large.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Nov 2020
      Replying to @David_desJ

      They could only do that with people who don't currently have jobs. No one who has a job would leave one for a mere tryout.

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        2. David desJardins‏ @David_desJ 18 Nov 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          That's demonstrably untrue -- people do leave their jobs for new jobs even though they know their new employer could terminate their employment at any time for any reason or no reason.

          1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
        3. Ryan Landay‏ @ryan_landay 18 Nov 2020
          Replying to @David_desJ @paulg

          The probability of getting fired four weeks after you start a new job is much much lower than the probability of getting rejected in an interview.

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        2. Arrogation Toast‏ @lordcataplanga 18 Nov 2020
          Replying to @paulg @David_desJ

          My university had an internship program as part of the curriculum. The internship was the most useful part of university. So much so that after they got me an internship I leveraged that into a real job at another company and didn't even bother graduating.

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        3. arthur johnston‏ @the_ajohnston 18 Nov 2020
          Replying to @lordcataplanga @paulg @David_desJ

          I actually chose my university (RIT) over more prestigious ones simply because it *required* a year of interning. In that year I learned what industries and company types to avoid

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        1. Cyril  ☦️‏ @james_kirill 18 Nov 2020
          Replying to @paulg @David_desJ

          The people who don't already have a job are the ones you'd be most interested in evaluating on a trial basis. Namely new grads and those with a spotty career history.

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        1. neil‏ @neilbhav 18 Nov 2020
          Replying to @paulg @David_desJ

          At will employment means you can be fired at any time

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        1. MF DAN‏ @dan_lamma 19 Nov 2020
          Replying to @paulg @David_desJ

          even worse, paul

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        1. Meme_Reality‏ @alostkender 19 Nov 2020
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          You really don't get that a vast majority of our country is At-will employment do you? That means that at any reason for any reason they can terminate you. Which is just an elongated trial period.

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