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“Trick” in Probation + Reduced Pay2 }: w: G4 }2 n5 n
This is where your suspicion is very valid:2 e. ]$ c ~4 d1 q
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They offer $60K–$70K after probation, but only $40K during probation — and can fire you before probation ends.
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This raises red flags:1 U6 m- |+ U* T- l! R) w8 ~
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If they never intend to keep new hires past probation, and just want to pay less for 3 months of full work, that’s a bad faith employment practice.
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It could amount to constructive dismissal, misrepresentation, or fraudulent hiring, depending on intent and repeated pattern.
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/ W# y9 U# t! [5 q4 `If challenged, a court or tribunal may side with the employee if there's evidence the employer is abusing probation to get cheap labor and avoid legal obligations.4 \3 H3 r# h( m3 C# ~% S2 d
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What You Can Do as a Job Seeker:7 O' } t" n. D
Ask upfront:9 c4 k& b% Z' s0 Z x
" T/ m- E' ~% h“How many employees typically pass probation?”
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“Why is the probationary salary significantly lower?”- ?) ~! Z& K ?) O4 X( S
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Get everything in writing:2 O1 {$ V8 Y; H/ K6 c2 Y/ f
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Especially promises of post-probation raises or bonuses.
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+ |$ j) O7 Y" a: Y, g H# hCheck Glassdoor or Reddit:5 R* L: s! H1 Z- B1 s7 ]' x* J8 i
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See if other employees mention being let go before the probation ends.
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0 W1 ^8 [; c+ z7 I6 ABe cautious if:
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Several people seem to go through the same probation trap; i+ X0 B5 t& w0 t% U# S
* F3 [& X$ {/ l( I8 pThe employer seems vague or evasive |
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