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I don’t think there should be a job you can’t quit. A contract is useful for stipulating that if I paint your fence, I get paid (x). But if I don’t paint your fence? I don’t get (x). Likewise, if you pay (x), it’s reasonable to expect a painted fence. If talent don’t want to be paid (x), get someone else to paint the fence.
I understand why these companies do it. They don’t want to set that precedent. But the underlying issue here is bad morale. The solution is to foster a workplace that the talent actually wants to be in. If they’re going to jump the gun and prove themselves unreliable, let them go and make life difficult for someone else. But if they’re unhappy for valid reasons, broken promises, a shift in focus, etc. — it’s just kicking the bucket down the road to keep them locked in.
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