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> Employment is managed by a contract. In the USA? Not unless you're an executive (or an actual contractor). (With that said, "Not reacting to an email is not
by LambdaComplex 4y ago
> Employment is managed by a contract.
In the USA? Not unless you're an executive (or an actual contractor).
(With that said, "Not reacting to an email is not quitting" is still a true statement)
- ncallaway 4y agoMany W-2 employees still have a contract. It's quite common for an employment contract to exist for regular salaried employees, and extremely common at companies like Twitter.
- hxugufjfjf 4y agoEuropean here. What do you mean? Employment contracts are not common or mandatory? Unheard of here. I painted my grandma's house for money and we still wrote a single page contract.
- robbick 4y agoGuessing here but I think the implication is that courts in the US are unable/unwilling to enforce workers rights even when laid out in a contract. In a post-union US there is not enough organised support for workers unless they are very rich. Obviously employees all (maybe almost all) have employment contracts
- ryanSrich 4y agoThere are employment agreements, but they typically only cover protections for the company - not stealing IP, no competition clause, etc. Since most states are at will employment, you don’t need a reason to fire someone, just like an employee doesn’t need a reason to quit. Both parties can end employment without cause at any time for any reason. There are some varying exceptions to this, but it’s mostly the case.
- perlgeek 4y agoAre you seriously saying you spend 8+ hours a day working for a company and don't have a contract that manages your rights (like salary, PTO, ...) and obligations (work hours, presence, ...)? Mind blown.
- causi 4y agoMost American workers have an employment agreement with generalized clauses to the effect of "we can terminate you at any time for any reason" and "hours are thusly unless management needs you otherwise" and "duties are so-and-so but also anything else we want you to do." I've had jobs where I kept the software running so smoothly 80% of my time at work was spent with a broom or a rag cleaning because "downtime" was not a thing.
- snowwrestler 4y agoFederal employment laws, state employment laws, and court precedents substitute for a detailed contract for many employees in the U.S. This is in fact a big reason that companies like to use so many contractors: it’s way easier to manage the downside risk for a contractor because the employer’s liability is scoped entirely to one written agreement. Whereas their relationship with employees is scoped to the broad set of laws and precedents mentioned in my first paragraph.
- xwolfi 4y agoI think you've been had. Even in the US people work for contracts, ask for yours !
- mrguyorama 4y agoWe do have work contracts, but for salaried employees they are often : "You work for us, we pay you (salary amount) and you will do everything we ask you to and thanks to 'right to work' laws we can fire you at anytime for any or no reason"
- LambdaComplex 4y ago1. Salaried employees get offer letters that they have to sign, but I don't think those actually count as contracts. (Correct me if I'm wrong, though) 2. "Right to work" laws deal with union membership. You're thinking of "at-will employment" laws.
- stefan_ 4y agoObviously there is a contract, if you have it written down or not is not decisive.