No, that&#x27;s not true. A full-time offer is a commitment to full-time employment. A three-month trial period is an overt refusal to offer that commitment.<p>Software firms can be ruthless about at-will employment, but they can&#x27;t do that while retaining staff and recruiting new staff effectively. Companies that are ruthless about at-will employment are ostracized, which is why that kind of ruthlessness is rare in the industry.