So why is it OK for a company to "fire fast", but it's not OK for an employee to fire a company fast? Wouldn't you see a company that fired an employee before a year as a quitter?
Where did I say it's ok for a company to "fire fast"? (unless the person is an absolute fuckup or refuses to shower or creeps on people or ...) Hiring and onboarding take a lot of resources,
If the environment is hateful and you're going home in tears every night and hitting the grolsch a little too often then yeah you gotta do what you gotta do, but that's how things are.
You didn't say anything of the sort; I apologize for sloppy writing. I had in mind the general asymmetric attitude we in society hold about employers and employees, and the lean, move fast mindset that gets a lot of attention here on HN.
We generally look more closely at employees who quit or are let go quickly, but we don't treat the involved companies with the same level of scrutiny.
It's hard to actually do that, because employers don't provide a company resume at the interview that details the list of employees that they've worked with, and the accomplishments related to those employees that show off the company's skill and responsibility. I also don't recall ever seeing a company give references to a prospective employee; at best, a candidate might get some cheer leading from a colleague who's a current employee.
