Contracts are a form of communication. Poor contract, poor communication; no contract, no communication. When I first started at Microsoft (many years ago) I w

Contracts are a form of communication. Poor contract, poor communication; no contract, no communication. When I first started at Microsoft (many years ago) I was the only one of my peers[1] to read the entire Employee Handbook. I believe this enhanced my relationship with the company during my time there. [1]Based on many hallway conversations. I'm sure someone else somewhere actually read it.