▲ | Traubenfuchs a day ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yeah, good luck being the odd one out who wants special individualized contract. This might work for unicorn value level employees that are poached from one FANG to another but not for the average Joe. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | mapmap a day ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In my experience, as a normal non-unicorn employee at a large corp, I was able to have my contract modified. It required advice from an employment law lawyer that cost a few hundred dollars and a couple emails with the company’s general counsel. You can change these contracts. Hiring people is difficult and once the company has made that decision they don’t want to lose you over a contract clause. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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▲ | kragen 21 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As an average Joe, I was able to negotiate employment contract changes every place I worked in the tech industry in California in the early 02000s. I don't remember having been faced with contract clauses that I felt needed alteration as an entry-level tech employee in the 01990s. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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▲ | OtomotO 21 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I had every single one of all my contracts (as employee and one-nerd-business) adapted in minor or major ways. I am good at what I do, but no unicorn and not FANG "level". But then again, I don't live in the US | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | OutOfHere a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I never said I want an individualized contract, but I reserve the right to reject the offer, and I have, when the contract is unreasonable. What I want to know is when exactly to reject it wrt the confidentiality agreement. |