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After a 35-year career writing software for various companies, my biggest regret is that I never insisted on a written contract. If I had, the companies I worke
by chmaynard 7y ago
After a 35-year career writing software for various companies, my biggest regret is that I never insisted on a written contract. If I had, the companies I worked for probably would have lost interest in hiring me. Professionals insist on written contracts. Tech workers do not, but they should. I believe this is what tech companies fear most.
- hdhdhdd 7y agoHaving worked as software engineer for big it companies, the job offer looks like a contract - are you referring to something else than a written job offer contract?
- chmaynard 7y agoYes. Ask a senior executive in your company if you can see their employment contract. Doctors and lawyers usually have written contracts tailored to their specific requirements and responsibilities. Professional athletes would never work without a contract.
- metters 7y agoMight be a dumb question, but I am not a native speaker: What is the difference between a written contract and a job offer?
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 7y agoA job offer is an agreement for $x compensation for x hours worked. A contract specifies what that work is and is not. If it's not in the contract and I don't do it, well that sucks, for my employer. Without a contract I could be fired for cause.
- lawnchair_larry 7y agoWhy would you want this? And why is your employer losing interest in you a good thing?
- sjg007 7y agoC level execs get written contracts.... so it is not a foreign concept.
- arrrg 7y agoWait wait wait … people in the US do not always have employment contracts?! This is such an utterly foreign and absurd concept to me. Even if you work for McDonald‘s, even if only temporary, even if only part time, you would always have an employment contract in Germany.