I went back and forth several times with one employer over some parts of the employee agreement, all very cordial, and ended up never signing it. When I later r

I went back and forth several times with one employer over some parts of the employee agreement, all very cordial, and ended up never signing it. When I later resigned, the admin emailed me saying that they didn't seem to have a signed agreement on file so could I please sign the one she'd attached. I explained as nicely as I could that the ball had been in their court when it got dropped, and that I wouldn't be signing any version of the document at that point. I'm not sure I'd recommend that as a deliberate strategy, but it worked out OK for me that time.