This is all kind of moot because of how popular DocuSign has become. You get no opportunity to redline anything -- unless the signature-requestor decides to gr

This is all kind of moot because of how popular DocuSign has become. You get no opportunity to redline anything -- unless the signature-requestor decides to grant you that permission, which they basically never do, because DocuSign has become "take it or leave it as a service". Sort of like how arbitration has become "no class action as a service". I mean sure, in theory arbitration clauses can allow for class action, but I've never heard of that happening. You might say that people can always ask for a wording change out-of-band via email, but this neglects the subtle dynamics of contract negotiations -- not just in employment agreements, but elsewhere (my pet example: the aggressive NDAs put forth by semiconductor foundries). A lot of negotiation is about who ends up looking unreasonable if talks break down, and the reputational cost of appearing unreasonable. If you send back a signed document with a totally reasonable redline, the other side looks unreasonable for not countersigning and moving forward. With DocuSign's "adhesion as a service" the other side will just claim that their legal department doesn't read external emails so they never got your proposal.