Do all YC startups use Clerky and have the same style of terms in offer letters?
I just received an employment offer to join a YC startup. We negotiated the offer and reached an agreement in a few terms verbally (which includes the benefits and visa/GreenCard sponsorship). I am requesting the employer to include what has been agreed to the offer, which is a reasonable request to me. The employer mentions that the offer is generated through Clerky and standard and all YC startups uses the same standard offer for hiring; as he doesn't have an option to include new agreed terms in Clerky, he has to pay thousands of dollars to hire a lawyer to include the terms and he is not willing to do so.
I don't see my request as a lack of trust to the employer but to have a clear contract which reflects the terms agreed and I think it's better for both sides. However, the employer thinks otherwise and sees this as a clear lack of trust from my side.
My questions:
Is my request unreasonable?
Do really all YC startups use Clerky for legal documents and the documents are standard and fixed and cannot be amended?
Is the employer reasonable in saying that my request to include the agreed upon terms in the offer indicates the lack of trust from my side (while personally my request doesn't arise from a lack of trust)?
I don't see my request as a lack of trust to the employer but to have a clear contract which reflects the terms agreed and I think it's better for both sides. However, the employer thinks otherwise and sees this as a clear lack of trust from my side.
My questions:
Is my request unreasonable?
Do really all YC startups use Clerky for legal documents and the documents are standard and fixed and cannot be amended?
Is the employer reasonable in saying that my request to include the agreed upon terms in the offer indicates the lack of trust from my side (while personally my request doesn't arise from a lack of trust)?