[calpaterson]

> But if they refuse the offer, there is already someone being interviewed that will accept the clauses.

I bet most companies wish that was so. Probably it isn't, especially if you follow fashion and reject anyone who doesn't know how to invert a binary tree ;).

If you turn down a job because of a bad contract term the company is probably not going to have someone else waiting to jump on! This is one of those cases where market forces would probably indicate that it's worth negotiating but in practice companies will be reluctant for reasons of bureaucracy

[ryandrake]

Probably not one, but ten people being interviewed that will accept the clauses. These days people are lined up for blocks for work.

[morgante]

> These days people are lined up for blocks for work.

There are lines of developers waiting for work?

Please let me know where I can find such lines. I could earn some hefty referral fees from the dozens of hiring managers I know who are desperate to find good developers.

[fapjacks]

You're right, but all of those people can't be good developers. Good developers are still hard to find. You can have a line of people out the door coming in for an interview, but not a single one of them worth a shit behind a keyboard. If you are provably a good developer with a solid track record, your leverage for getting contracts modified to your liking is substantially higher.