Employment Contracts

[Riprorin]

Just curious, what agreements did you have to sign as a condition of empolyment?

 

[fastz28]

This varies from state to state. Nothing in Texas.

 

[michaelh20]

I love the bit about At-will employment.. e.g. "You can be fired at any time for any reason whenever for whatever reasons we want to"

 

[Grasshopper27]

Originally posted by: michaelh20
I love the bit about At-will employment.. e.g. "You can be fired at any time for any reason whenever for whatever reasons we want to"

There is a counter to that...

"You can quit any time you want, for any reason you want, with or without warning."

Grasshopper

 

[xuanman]

unless otherwise stated, the default is usually employment-at-will....lucky me, i'm actually writing a paper about this right now...

 

[notfred]

I had to agree to a conflict of interest contract. That's about it.

 

[Spooner]

no pr0n surfing

 

[DaveSimmons]

Just NDA (software development). Also conflict-of-interest at my last job though only while working there, no non-compete when the company was sold.

 

[Frenchie]

"You can be fired at any time for any reason whenever for whatever reasons we want to"

Except if they are firing the employee because they are a member of a federally protected class (race, religion, age, etc. as well as whistleblowers).

 

[tgillitzr]

I had to sign a NDA and non-compete agreement. As well as something stating that anything I develop under company time becomes property of the company or something to that effect.

 

[xuanman]

Originally posted by: Frenchie

"You can be fired at any time for any reason whenever for whatever reasons we want to"

Except if they are firing the employee because they are a member of a federally protected class (race, religion, age, etc. as well as whistleblowers).

or if there is a tort of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy....and there's always a possible implied contract or promissory estoppel claim depending on the situation....

 

[tm37]

Originally posted by: tgillitzr
I had to sign a NDA and non-compete agreement. As well as something stating that anything I develop under company time becomes property of the company or something to that effect.

I have that too.

 

[gopunk]

just NDA

 

[transluko]

Is there a "Do everything you can to benefit the company or we kill you." clause?

 

[Geekbabe]

NDA

 

[HappyPuppy]

My employment contract stated, "I agree to be undercompensated, overworked and abused relentlessly by morons with than less than half my intelligence. Ass kissing is encouraged. The use of the tongue is optional."

 

[transluko]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
My employment contract stated, "I agree to be undercompensated, overworked and abused relentlessly by morons with than less than half my intelligence. Ass kissing is encouraged. The use of the tongue is optional."

it's about time it was put down in words instead of just being assumed as the thing to do.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Originally posted by: notfred
I had to agree to a conflict of interest contract. That's about it.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: tgillitzr
I had to sign a NDA and non-compete agreement. As well as something stating that anything I develop under company time becomes property of the company or something to that effect.

Ditto. My intellectual property is theirs now.

<-- web developer.