> You're arguing against a straw man. The original poster was clear enough: negotiate the contract, if the company won't budge then don't sign. Where did I say

> You're arguing against a straw man. The original poster was clear enough: negotiate the contract, if the company won't budge then don't sign. Where did I say that you're not entitled to refuse to deal with companies that won't negotiate with you? Of course you're free to walk away if you the company doesn't want to negotiate with you, but the company isn't doing anything wrong by not wanting to negotiate and there is no legal or moral requirement for them to negotiate. > contracts should be negotiable Disagree. Contracts can be whatever the entity who draws them up wants them to be. If you don't like it don't sign it.