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by vinger
1941 days ago
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The entire point of a contract is to have a document that can be brought to civil court. If you and your employer don't feel you need one and can rely on ethics alone why sign? I think the reason why companies want you sign one is because in the event of you leaving, companies can't enforce a word of mouth agreement in court. Whatever is in your contract is what you agreed to but local laws might superseed your agreement. This doesn't make you amoral if you don't educate a company on local laws. This is solely the company's responsibility. You get no hero points and your family is not better off. Telling a company their contract is not legal can be seen as a little rude and could give you a bad reputation. |
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It certainly is not the entire point. The larger point is to clarify exactly what is being agreed. Memories, even among honorable people, are faulty. People can also legitimately disagree on their interpretation of conversations as they are having them. Contracts confirm to each party what was agreed to.
Nobody's memory is good enough to run a business without writing down all the agreements. And even if memories are that good, that doesn't help when you're out of the office and someone else is running it.
> Telling a company their contract is not legal can be seen as a little rude and could give you a bad reputation.
It is not rude to say "I don't agree with that term and it is unenforceable anyway so let's just line it out." It is rude to agree to something you have no intention of adhering to, and you will acquire a bad reputation for doing it.