> your lawyer

That presupposes that people have a lawyer, and one specialized in employment law at that, which is highly unlikely to be the case for 99% of the population.

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kragen 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

We're talking about negotiating a contract with a value on the order of a million dollars (say, US$200k total compensation per year for five years). Even if you don't have a lawyer normally, it may be worth the few hundred dollars it costs to hire one for this purpose, unless you have no savings.

I never did, though. I just crossed out the clauses I didn't want to accept and initialed them.

	▲	inetknght 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> I just crossed out the clauses I didn't want to accept and initialed them. Places like Zoho or Verisign don't let you do that.

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throwaway173738 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Sometimes general employment law is not enough and you need someone who specializes in executive contracts for upper management.

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stego-tech 21 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A good employment law lawyer is A) not at all hard to find in major metros, B) charges reasonable rates for quick turnaround times, and C) is something more people need to have on their side in general, rather than elevating them as some snooty thing only the elite have.

This whole “bUt WhO hAs A lAwYeR” nonsense I’m being blasted with in my comments is exactly why these sorts of contracts, grifts, and scams are allowed to exist and succeed.

Know your rights, get a lawyer, and then share that knowledge with others. It’s Organizing 101 stuff.

	▲	ghaff 21 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, as far as I know, I've never needed one (aside from very routine real estate) but I've had to get a couple lawyers recently for different purposes--through my neighbor. I know lawyers but not in the field I need. Sort of a PITA but just something you need to do sometimes.

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wat10000 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Money can be exchanged for goods and services.