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It's worth adding however that contracts aren't alway bullet proof either. Contracts are supposed to be binding, but there are ways to wiggle out of clauses here and there, when you can argue that things are unreasonable. That said, knocking out clauses in a contract isn't going to help here. If there is any additional paper trail (say emails) that indicates they were misleading your, or that this is regular behavior, that may be a different matter.

But tptacek is likely correct that there probably isn't any recourse in this case.