[ndheebebe]

Sorry to hear that (about the mental and financial health). Hope it gets better.

Appreciate the reply! I also commented more for the general readership of HN.

Rights are kept by exercising them.

You rarely want to go to court (maybe 0.001 times per lifetime) but just indicating you know your rights goes a long way. Read your country's laws - there are probably friendly descriptions online.

Ideally work somewhere where this is not needed though.

For example if the company is hostile to basic things like if you country has sick leave and you take it and it is an issue then I would say move on quickly. Unless you are happy. Maybe they are paying a lot or you are a founder, that would be different.

So know your rights. Understand a contract is subject to wider laws and some conditions may be severed and unenforcable.

Really. If I had to choose learn Rust or learn some law. Learn some law.

IANAL, but a citizen, which is the point!

[aldavigdis]

I love it when a non-lawyer mansplains contract law to me. Do you want my number too?

Do you think I'm fucking stupid?

[GraemeMeyer]

I think ndheebebe was trying to support you and provide some information and encouragement to other readers and commenters.

This is a bizarre overreaction that does you no favours.

[aldavigdis]

I'm sorry. I will never get married with this demeanour.