• cheesepotatoes@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Lol I don’t understand. So when you get hired somewhere, you just shake hands and go to a desk and start working? You don’t sign any employment contract outlining role responsibilities, compensation, NDA, expectations, background check, bank deposit information, tax information, etc?

    I don’t believe you.

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      1 month ago

      You get an offer letter that spells some of that out, but it isn’t a binding contract.

      An employment relationship in the United States is presumed to be “at-will,” i.e., terminable by either party, with or without cause or notice. Indeed, a majority of employees in the United States are employed on an “at-will” basis, without a written employment contract, and only with a written offer of employment that outlines the basic terms and conditions of their employment.

      Source

    • RupeThereItIs@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Title, start date and time, job title is about all that’s on the “contract”.

      Rolls and responsabilities, not anything else, are not defined.

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      1 month ago

      you don’t have too, it’s all pretty informal besides taxes and I’d verification. no contract says you have to do X or can’t do X, it’s more rules or policies, which are often very bendable. you either take it or leave it, they can fire you as they see fit. just as youre not required to give 2 weeks notice. so if you never ask for raise or promotion, good chance you may not get either.