Ask HN: Shall I leave my job during trial period or 2 month after trial period?

3 points·buzzwr··4 comments

I am thinking to resign in my current company. Things are not working out. Should I leave during my trial period or after 2 months of my trial period is still okay?

I want to leave after 2 months just to finish my 6 months and get enough time to find new job.

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You can leave any time you want. Many things to consider, if you are not a trust fund kid then I'd stick it out until you find another job. If you are on the fence at the end of your trial period then having a direct conversation with your manager might help them better define the position to your interests. In my experience, employers that have a six month trial period have a hard time hiring, and therefore firing, people so they may be motivated to make it a better fit for you.

Depending on where you live / which industry you work in you should be careful about these kind of moves. It's legal but sometimes the world is a very small place and you might lose future opportunities because boss #1 didn't like what you did and told boss #2.

The point of a long trial period is that it gives both employer and employee an opportunity to exit with no fault.

I might have misinterpreted op. I thought it was "leaving now" VS "leaving 2 months after the end of the trial period".

But yeah, as long as it's in the trial period there is no issue.

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