That’s How It Works
I walked into the interview, everything went well, accepted the job offer. Went to the front desk to do the paperwork and noticed that the contract had a different pay amount, and that I would be “interning” for the first month for $100/week. I asked first about the amount difference, was told, “Oh, this is the standard contract”.
They continued, “It just hasn’t been updated for your specific offer”. I told them they’d need to edit and initial the changes before I would sign. “Oh…that’s not how things work here”. I thanked them for their time and left without signing anything. They called me back on the day I was supposed to have started asking where I was.
I told them because I didn’t sign the contract, I was never an employee. If they wanted to provide an amended contract for me to sign, I’d be right over.