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Re:Fired? Speak No Evil by loteck on Friday January 03, 2014 @01:52PM (#7007257)
Contract law requires there to be "consideration" (usually money) given when asking you to give something up, otherwise the contract can be found invalid. Please stop taking business matters so personally, they aren't trying to offend you.
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Re:Fired? Speak No Evil by AgentConundrum on Friday January 03, 2014 @05:00PM (#7008524)
If you're asked to sign one when you're hired, the consideration is the job itself.

If you're asked to sign one when you leave, depending on your contract, any severance package might be considered consideration.

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