LonelyGamer1337 t1_j2afhdn wrote
Reply to comment by betcher73 in LPT - If told you are being hired for a job, before accepting, ask to review any docs you'll be expected to sign when you show up. by BE33_Jim
> It doesn’t change the fact that this can be good advice for some people.
I don't even disagree with you that companies should have to disclose those documents upfront before the hiring process. However the advice you're giving is not good advice. It hinders someone's opportunity for employment. If HR thinks you're being difficult with them they will just find someone else and you lose your opportunity.
I work in IT and we bought another company. During the merge we had people being difficult with people installing new MFA software on their devices because of data privacy rights concerns. They were claiming that they weren't going to install it because it violates their data Privacy rights. The companies response > There's the door. Companies don't play around in America.
If you ask HR for the paperwork so your lawyer can review them before signing I can assure you that you won't need to worry about it anymore anyways.
betcher73 t1_j2ah8wh wrote
It seems incredibly unlikely that a company would rescind an offer for politely asking to review any documents in advance. If you ask politely and they refuse, that might be a sign you didn’t want to work there anyway.
Your example doesn’t really apply here because those employees refused to follow company guidelines. The post is not telling you to refuse, it’s saying to ask to review them.
LonelyGamer1337 t1_j2aikpp wrote
>The post is not telling you to refuse, it’s saying to ask to review them.
Fair point and I will give you that. However my point is that:
A) NDAs and the like are not going to affect you anyways unless you violate them by disclosing information you were specifically told not to. Sign it anyways.
B) Non-compete contracts are the only thing worth reviewing here. Even still they are so astronomically unlikely to ever affect you anyways. Sign it anyways unless you're working in a very niche field.
betcher73 t1_j2aj30a wrote
My point is that there are people out there who would like to review the NDA, noncompete, etc before they start working. If you’re not one of those people, maybe this advice just doesn’t apply to you. 🤷♂️
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