> I'm also not really sure which situations an employment contract would really hurt you in tech besides maybe some IP stuff In my first contract for a dev job

> I'm also not really sure which situations an employment contract would really hurt you in tech besides maybe some IP stuff In my first contract for a dev job: - noncompete - agreement to work for a minimum amount of time, while my employer could terminate me at will (I don't think this one was actually enforceable where I live, since I didn't get a signing bonus, but I didn't know that at the time) - IP stuff - agreement to arbitration for any disputes (and employer chooses the arbitrator of course) I would probably dispute some of those now, but as at the time I was naive, fresh out of college. And even if I had pushed back, I didn't have much leverage. I had just moved, and had no money, I couldn't afford not to take the job.