Starting with me: I trusted my employer on my first job and gave him my code without a contract so he didn't gave me any money so, DO NOT GIVE YOUR CODE TO ANYONE WITHOUT A CONTRACT
Adding to this, I found out late in my freelance career that a contract can be as simple as an email laying out “I’m going to do {scope of work} for {payment details} within {timeline}” and having the other person reply that they agree.
Obligatory: I’m not a lawyer, check your local laws, this worked for me but it may not apply to every situation.
Just putting it out there in case anyone feels daunted about trying to draft up contracts (make sure you have something in writing before you start working on stuff).
Starting with me: I trusted my employer on my first job and gave him my code without a contract so he didn't gave me any money so, DO NOT GIVE YOUR CODE TO ANYONE WITHOUT A CONTRACT
I also fall into a similar trap and it was something I learnt the hard way
me too :(
Adding to this, I found out late in my freelance career that a contract can be as simple as an email laying out “I’m going to do {scope of work} for {payment details} within {timeline}” and having the other person reply that they agree.
Obligatory: I’m not a lawyer, check your local laws, this worked for me but it may not apply to every situation.
Just putting it out there in case anyone feels daunted about trying to draft up contracts (make sure you have something in writing before you start working on stuff).
Thank you very much🙏🏻