Thread by @sturdyAlex

You’re about to sign a job contract. You were in two minds about the job in the first place (let’s call it 52-48), because this particular employer has a terrible reputation, historically, for lying and fucking over employees. 1/

But they have promised you AMAZING money and benefits. On the day you’re meant to give notice to your old job, THAT YOU LIKE A LOT, you notice that in the latest draft contract the phrase “your salary will be” was crossed out and “we hope to be able to pay you” substituted. /2

When you question this, the employer says something incomprehensible about “getting this done” and “no more dither and delay” and presses you to sign. You ask whether you can seek legal advice. The employer gets very offended and questions whether you want the job at all. 3/

“It’s self-evidently a great contract”, he says, “and you have three minutes to sign it.” You can walk away and just go back to your old job, THAT YOU LIKE A LOT. /4

Do you