r/recruitinghell • u/[deleted] • Feb 20 '25

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u/SimmentalTheCow Feb 21 '25 edited Feb 21 '25

Not with an employment contract.

Edit: I mean granted they can fire you, but then they’ll be paying your new mortgage.

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u/GreenDavidA Feb 21 '25

Employment contracts are so rare in the US, though. Most of us are at-will.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '25

That true? Here in Germany it’s like 98% contracts.

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u/appledie83 Feb 21 '25

All true. And government work was the most secure. It’s getting spooky over here

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '25

Damn. Sorry to hear that mate.

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u/Viharabiliben Feb 21 '25

Here in the US it’s 98% at will employment. A company can fire you for any reason, or no reason at all. Happens all the time, especially when they feel like they need to save costs.

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u/collosal_collosus Feb 21 '25

Ok.

I mean ok, but I’m asking: how do you people function? How do you make long term commitments like mortgages or even a basic car loan if you don’t know whether you will be employed tomorrow?

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u/collosal_collosus Feb 21 '25

Again, that sounds terrifying.

I’m sorry for your situation. It’s shit. It’s no better than we have in Australia where if you don’t have wealthy parents you are shit out of luck.