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    Cancel contract after one week

    So 1 week after starting my new contract I got an offer from another position, which is much better paid.

    I will inform then on monday, that the position is not exciting for me; I will respect the one month notice period but I won't continue there.

    Is there a nice way to do it?

    Thanks

    #2
    Originally posted by jaimef View Post
    So 1 week after starting my new contract I got an offer from another position, which is much better paid.

    I will inform then on monday, that the position is not exciting for me; I will respect the one month notice period but I won't continue there.

    Is there a nice way to do it?

    Thanks
    No, there isn't.
    "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
    - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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      #3
      Originally posted by jaimef View Post
      So 1 week after starting my new contract I got an offer from another position, which is much better paid.

      I will inform then on monday, that the position is not exciting for me; I will respect the one month notice period but I won't continue there.

      Is there a nice way to do it?

      Thanks
      Groan.....

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        #4
        Spin it around. If someone was to crap on you would there be any nice way they could do it not to piss you off?

        You think the new gig will wait one month for you? Are you sure the new gig won't evaporate before you arrive in reception whenever you start? Do you feel lucky punk?

        Good luck getting paid from the first gig by the way. Might want to factor that in to your calcs to see if the new gig is worth it.
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          #5
          A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, given the prevailing world economic affairs.

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            #6
            Hello Guvnor, about this bathroom I'm fitting for you. I've gutted the room and your old suite is in a pile in your garden. Thing is I've been offered a better job, so I won't be finishing yours. OK?

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              #7
              Originally posted by Crossroads View Post
              Hello Guvnor, about this bathroom I'm fitting for you. I've gutted the room and your old suite is in a pile in your garden. Thing is I've been offered a better job, so I won't be finishing yours. OK?
              Oh, and by the way, I'm giving you notice now, but I'll hang around today and tomorrow. The job won't get done, of course, but I wanted to give notice. I do expect you to pay me for these days, of course.

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                #8
                Originally posted by jaimef View Post
                So 1 week after starting my new contract I got an offer from another position, which is much better paid.

                I will inform then on monday, that the position is not exciting for me; I will respect the one month notice period but I won't continue there.

                Is there a nice way to do it?

                Thanks
                Here's hoping you are more excited in your new role. So many cack 'contractors' around these days.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
                  Spin it around. If someone was to crap on you would there be any nice way they could do it not to piss you off?

                  You think the new gig will wait one month for you? Are you sure the new gig won't evaporate before you arrive in reception whenever you start? Do you feel lucky punk?

                  Good luck getting paid from the first gig by the way. Might want to factor that in to your calcs to see if the new gig is worth it.
                  Sure, spin it around but remember the situation is this:

                  You have a contract from that other person that allows you the legal right to "crap on them" with exactly one months notice. You provide the obligatory one months notice.

                  Do they now have a right to moan about you "crapping on them"?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by billybiro View Post
                    Sure, spin it around but remember the situation is this:

                    You have a contract from that other person that allows you the legal right to "crap on them" with exactly one months notice. You provide the obligatory one months notice.

                    Do they now have a right to moan about you "crapping on them"?
                    Re-spin again...you start a contract, 1 week in client cans it, gives you notice. You might have binned another opportunity for this 'canned' one, so now who's crapping on who? Dog eat dog out there, and don't gimme this crap about you won't be able to go back to the client...
                    Clarity is everything

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