Can confirm how surprised they always seem to act.  I&#x27;ve always negotiated it away (or very nearly, but acceptably, in one case) as part of the checking that contract of employment matches offer and interview promises.<p>A few times they&#x27;ve tried to imply I&#x27;m the first not to simply blindly sign everything and how difficult this is going to be.  I&#x27;ve never once lost a role or ended up having to sign my life away.<p>Contracting taught me to read every contract, and every clause is negotiable.