Just to be clear, was this work contract was signed by both parties? If one has made a verbal contract to do X, but before any work is done, a different written contract to do Y is drafted and signed, the written contract will take precedence over the verbal contract (Y>X). I.e. it wouldn’t matter what was promised in interviews, as long as you have a written contract agreeing the compensation package. [1]
Just to be clear, was this work contract was signed by both parties? If one has made a verbal contract to do X, but before any work is done, a different written contract to do Y is drafted and signed, the written contract will take precedence over the verbal contract (Y>X). I.e. it wouldn’t matter what was promised in interviews, as long as you have a written contract agreeing the compensation package. [1]
GPT 4 Tells me this is often referred to as the “parol evidence rule” , and identifies some exceptions to this rule https://chat.openai.com/share/9139370f-9004-4717-85a6-f83a6a3cb07d