"My boss has expressed that if funding was available, I would be salaried and offered a full time position" In writing? "The issue is that the company may nev

"My boss has expressed that if funding was available, I would be salaried and offered a full time position" In writing? "The issue is that the company may never get that much funding" Which means that you MAY be out of a job, and you didnt apply elsewhere. You have savings? It sounds like they know that you MAY be out of a job, and are asking you to not have other options. You MAY not like that. "it's all dependent on how successful they are at selling the product" Something like 9/10 startups fail... Additionally, remember that random people on the internet are not lawyers. I have only taken 1 semester of law in college, and even I hear some ridiculous things people think are true. If you cant afford a lawyer, then you cant afford to be out of a job.