Accepted offer but still no contract....

[BlasterBates]

If there is no start date then you would not be breaking the contract by starting now, you can just tell them you'll be there in 3 months.

I don't think a contract without a start date is worth very much.

[Robinho]

The first one actually materialised and i start Thursday.

[quackhandle]

Well done, see there was a gig after all.

Seriously some gigs are like this, esp with security checks, etc. My last one was like this but what annoyed me was after clearing one set of checks was "oh by the way there's this to sort out as well" Start date kept on getting put back. I threatened to walk and my external contact (not a pimp, client of the client) made the deal more sweeter, so I held on for another 2 weeks and then got on site.

Keep invoicing.

qh

[CloudWalker]

better than them keep moving the start date...
Had this on my current gig.

Get job "We need you to start asap"
"Ok i'll see you tomorrow."
Err next week is better.
"Ok i'll see you Monday"
Actuality can you do the start of the Month?

[Robinho]

3 years later...

So in the end i took the first one, the project i was meant to be working on got cancelled, a manager got sacked, there was a reshuffle and my line manager got moved upstairs within the first week. Nobody noticed i had nothing to do for 5 months and i didn't advertise that fact to them

Good times

[mattfx]

3 years later...

So in the end i took the first one, the project i was meant to be working on got cancelled, a manager got sacked, there was a reshuffle and my line manager got moved upstairs within the first week. Nobody noticed i had nothing to do for 5 months and i didn't advertise that fact to them

Good times

Wow! I hope you got plenty of certs done in that time!