Is it uncommon for an employer to make an employee sign a contract guaranteeing commitment?

I understand that its sometimes hard for them to find someone stable to work for them. I am unsure if this practice is acceptable though. It may not be a good fit and they could just force you to stay and they can exploit you by making you work extra hard. I think at will employee is more appropriate.

Am I crazy to think like this?

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It can depend on the circumstances surrounding it. I knew people who would sign things like that because it was maybe their first job in the field, and the company would be training or helping pay for it, so they wanted some kind of minimum commitment. Agree that it probably does get tricky sometimes.

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I've heard of companies doing things like that just to try to pressure people into sticking around. But I've always assumed it's not really enforceable. You can't make someone work for you. I suppose you can try to impose some financial penalty, but I suspect that would be difficult to enforce if it got to court. But it's odd, some people will believe they can't leave a company, so tactics like that will sometimes work.

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I got asked to sign a contract basically promising I’d stay. No bonus, no training, just commitment. I get that hiring is tough, but locking someone in before they even know if it’s a good fit feels off.

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Please help me to find work

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Go look at your state laws many of them are at Will. So if an employer in an at will work state is having you do this that is not legal to my knowledge. Does anybody else have data on this?

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