I would argue that's what makes it good employment law.
Where are the benefits for Austrian workers for this lack of protection against firing versus countries that have protections?
And where is this HN simping for ruthless capitalist that lay you off you the moment you get sick coming from? What am I not seeing here?
Sounds like you made some experiences with the wrong people.
The process is faster than in other european countries, true, but we're still far away from a short process... unemployment benefits, social healthcare, sick leave, holidays etc. A shorter process can open up good opportunities, but demands some security to enjoy the risks. I think we're mostly balancing this act and it's a good thing when it makes Austria more attractive to employers. Competition against Germany, Belgium, Sweden, or the Netherlands is in my own interest.
Especially in the case of software engineering it can be beneficial to join unstable employments and be ready to change frequently. I'm mostly seeing it as grateful (depending on market), as you can only see so many system designs fail in your lifetime. :D
This might shock you, but lot of Austrian employers behave like this: Hire and fire. Got sick? So long. This shouldn't be acceptable in an EU country. AK is also useless here because the laws are toothless.
>unemployment benefits, social healthcare, sick leave, holidays etc
Those exist in every other EU company where you can't lay off people just because you don't like their face anymore.
>Competition against Germany, Belgium, Sweden, or the Netherlands is in my own interest.
Yet those countries score better at innovation, entrepreneurship while having better worker rights and higher wages. How do you explain that? I'm not sure working yourself to death in a race to the bottom on lowering workers rights is a good strategy.