So he was worth the raise but you let him go.............Hard to wrap my head around that one. As hard as it is to find decent employees these days I would think one would want to keep a good one when they found one.[/quote]
There are many good reasons for not promoting an employee too quickly or awarding a pay raise during probation.
Even today a dollar is a lot of money to a small buisness.
Also other employees to think about.
New employees need a serious interview at the end of probation.
This employee would be asking for another dollar in less than three months.