The money isn't about the sort of person that would leave for $3k.
It's about people who immediately discovered they don't want to work there - but can't leave after a month because they just paid an apartment deposit, or moving costs. These people are going to spend the next 3-6months looking for work while costing you money. That's who you desperately want to get rid of on day 1.
Most companies do exactly the opposite - they hire you in Nowheresville Nev but if you leave after a month you have a big chunk of location/training/recruitment expenses to pay back.
These companies are actively forcing you to stay there - hating them - for 6/9 months while you job hunt. And they somehow think the rules boost 'retention'!
It's about people who immediately discovered they don't want to work there - but can't leave after a month because they just paid an apartment deposit, or moving costs. These people are going to spend the next 3-6months looking for work while costing you money. That's who you desperately want to get rid of on day 1.
Most companies do exactly the opposite - they hire you in Nowheresville Nev but if you leave after a month you have a big chunk of location/training/recruitment expenses to pay back. These companies are actively forcing you to stay there - hating them - for 6/9 months while you job hunt. And they somehow think the rules boost 'retention'!