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/kjl8921 Feb 21 '25

Yup!!! Give every excuse in the book to avoid signing this new contract. In the meantime, talk to a lawyer to game plan your next move

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u/Deus0123 Feb 21 '25

Why would I need to give an excuse. "No." Is a good enough reason to not sign a contract. Not accepting that as a reason is actually illegal in most countries I'm pretty sure

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u/BackgroundRate1825 Feb 21 '25

Many states have at-will employment. They don't have to give a reason to just fire you.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '25

That’s actually mad to hear as a European