<prompt> Human: I keep seeing these threads pop up and it really confuses me. Isnt it common knowledge to always sign a written contract before any type of work? Isnt it common knowledge to just walk away from ongoing employment if you arent paid as specified?  <response>: Many jobs particularly low skill ones do not have a written contract of any sort. The reason they typically last so long is because being paid bi-weekly means that the employer misses one due to a payroll oversight and by the second you havent been paid in a month. 