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Why didn't you tell them that you wouldn't take the job if they couldn't present you with the paperwork that they would be requiring you to sign? And if they p
by crusso 10y ago
Why didn't you tell them that you wouldn't take the job if they couldn't present you with the paperwork that they would be requiring you to sign?
And if they presented extra paperwork later, why wouldn't you hold them to that?
- wyldfire 10y agoPerhaps I should have. I was assuaged by the fact that they provided specific "exceptions from copyright" (e.g. open source projects that I have and will continue to contribute to).
- Bartweiss 10y agoI can't speak for this case, but the answer is often "you found out after you travelled across the country and turned down other job offers, and may be waiting for repayment of moving expenses". Yes, a person could try to get this sort of thing in writing and sue for damages incurred, but they'd still be unemployed and loaded with expenses in the meantime. There's a lot of freedom to push this kind of thing because there's too much legal overhead to fight it.