Why would a part time job want me to sign a contract?

Question

I am looking into making some extra money and saw a place hiring people to distribute flyers door to door to houses for local businesses, etc...well, when I wanted to know more about the area's I would be walking through, they said I would have to sign a contract and upon receiving my signed contract they would send me all that info through an email.

My question is....why would I need to sign a contract and do you think I should? It maybe a scam, but I do know someone out there is delivering these flyers cause I know I get 'em all the time in my mailbox!

Answer 1

DO NOT do it

Answer 2

That does seem strange. Do you have any way of looking up this company on some sort of website to see if they're legit? I certainly wouldn't sign a contract for a job like that. It's not like you're going to divulge trade secrets or something! If something smells funny, it probably is bad.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

This does sound very much like a scam

I have applied for a lot of jobs and none has every asked me to sign a contract before sending me information about the job. Even the security services will only ask for permission to do background checks after you hand in your application form.

I would look for work elsewhere as these guys sound dodgy.