Red Flag Checker for Job Offers, Leases and Contracts

The common ones: a broad non-compete, unpaid overtime on an exempt salary, a bonus paid "at the company's sole discretion", having to repay a signing bonus if you leave, an invention clause that covers your personal projects, and a long notice period that only applies to you. Each is negotiable more often than people think.

Check when the landlord can enter (most places require notice), whether the lease renews automatically and how early you must cancel, whether any of the deposit is non-refundable, who pays for repairs, whether rent can rise mid-lease, and what breaking the lease early costs you.

It depends heavily on where you live. Some places ban them for most workers, others enforce them only if they're narrow in time, geography and scope. A 24-month, worldwide ban on working in your whole industry is a red flag almost anywhere, enforceable or not, because it signals how the employer thinks.

A red flag is a term that's clearly one-sided against you and worth refusing or renegotiating. A caution is common or vague, like forced arbitration or a long probation period, and worth a question before you sign but not usually a dealbreaker on its own.

Yes. An offer or contract is a draft until you sign it. Ask for specific changes in writing ("narrow the non-compete to 6 months and direct competitors") rather than general objections. Reasonable employers and landlords expect some back-and-forth.

No. It's a fast first read that points at the clauses worth a closer look. For anything binding with real money or rights at stake, have a lawyer, union rep or tenant's association read it, and bring the flagged clauses to the conversation.

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