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Signing bonus — in plain English

What the offer says: "$10,000, paid with your first regular pay, repayable in full if you resign or are terminated for cause within 12 months."

In plain English: Paid with your first paycheque. If you quit, or are dismissed for cause, in the first year, you repay all $10,000 — even in month 11. If the company lets you go without cause, you keep it.

Action: Nothing to ask. Worth knowing before you count it as yours.

What's in the report

The bottom line

One sentence on the offer, then the biggest thing to raise, the second, and what's fine as-is.

Money and restrictions, in plain English

Every economic term and every restriction, quoted from the offer and translated into what it means for you in practice.

Questions and requests

What to ask about how things work, and what to request — with the wording, what it costs the employer, and what to say if the answer is no.

Missing documents and lawyer's questions

Every document the offer refers to but doesn't include, and the clauses that are a lawyer's question — with the question to bring them.

Reviewed by Imran Yousuf

Twenty years leading engineering and technology teams in financial services, telecom and aviation, and on the receiving end of more offer letters than I'd like to admit. I read and sign off every report myself. I'm not a lawyer, and the report tells you plainly when one is worth the cost.

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Questions

Is this legal advice?

No. The report explains what the offer says in plain English and what's worth asking about. It doesn't tell you what the law is or whether a clause is enforceable — where a clause is a lawyer's question, it says so and gives you the question to bring.

Couldn't I just paste it into ChatGPT?

You could. What you'd miss is knowing which questions are safe to ask an employer and which belong to a lawyer, and a report a person has checked that you can hand to someone else and say "I had it reviewed."

Will it tell me whether the pay is fair?

Not yet. Public pay data is only reliable for some roles, and we'd rather say nothing than guess. The report covers the terms; if you want to ask on base, it shows you how to ground it in facts you have.

Is it $79 in CAD or USD?

Whichever is yours. Checkout shows the price in your local currency, CAD or USD, before you pay.

What if I'm a new grad, or not in tech?

The report is calibrated to you. A first-job offer at a bank gets one or two gently worded questions, not four requests, and each comes with what to say if the answer is no.

Can my employer use this to check its own offer letter?

No. Second Reading is for individuals reviewing an offer made to them. Employer use is a breach of the terms and orders are declined.

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