I offered to work temporarily as an independent contractor for 90 days to get my foot in the door with a company. I was sent a description of the job and it looked okay. It did say "ensure safe operation of all equipment" which is pretty broad.
Then I was sent an independent contractor agreement.
The terms were very loose and was maybe a page, not much specified. but at the end it says "this letter represents the entire understanding between" me and the employer. I was given a contractor inform

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Mation titled packet outlining with all the real details and conduct or rules.
It feels super odd it was not presented before. One of the rules says no use of phone, but im required to use my phone and failure to follow supervisory instructions.

This packet also says "this is the entire agreement".

The way i see it its optional for me to sign. If I did it would be as if it was a new contract. Is this weird to anyone else?

I would definitely be concerned that what you are agreeing to by signing the contract is not what you expected or are willing to agree to.

I also doubt that the company would not insist you sign a contractor agreement that they gave you before starting. Have you signed a previous contract that this would supersede?

It is also possible that they gave you a legal document that used boilerplate language and didn’t bother to customize it. It might be reasonable to ask for changes to be made to it if you are to sign it.

Sounds like a bit of a bait and switch.

My first thought is that what you've been given may be some kind of standard agreements that have been copied and pasted or recycled and passed along to you. It would be a good idea to get some clarification before you sign anything. It's conceivable there are things in the packet that don't really apply to you but inadvertently wound up in the materials.

And you are sure this is a totally legit role? I would just be careful about signing that. I don't like the fact that the terms are loose.

I agree with supervisor 1 above

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