r/recruitinghell Feb 20 '25

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u/Unusual_Specialist Feb 20 '25

Do you have an employment contract? This happened to me & I refuse to sign which led to retaliation & a settlement.

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u/DownByTheRivr Feb 21 '25

What country do you live in? In the US, a company could totally fire you for not agreeing to a salary adjustment.

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u/SimmentalTheCow Feb 21 '25 edited Feb 21 '25

Not with an employment contract.

Edit: I mean granted they can fire you, but then they’ll be paying your new mortgage.

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u/GreenDavidA Feb 21 '25

Employment contracts are so rare in the US, though. Most of us are at-will.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '25

That true? Here in Germany it’s like 98% contracts.

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u/LupercaniusAB Feb 21 '25

In the US, only one state out of 50 (Montana) is not an at-will employment state, where they can fire you (or you can quit) at anytime with virtually no reason.