> employing anyone is a gamble unless you make someone sign a contract and ensure they have the financial backing to pay the contract if they don't deliver I h

> employing anyone is a gamble unless you make someone sign a contract and ensure they have the financial backing to pay the contract if they don't deliver I have NEVER heard this happening, can you cite an example? It seems utterly implausible even for consulting companies, let alone for individual contributors. BTW, of course employing anyone is "a gamble" and it's for far more than the employee's salary/benefits. A bad hire can be far worse than just subtracting the hire's salary and getting nothing in return. There's at least an opportunity cost of not picking the good hire and losing out on a lot of productivity.