Terminating Contract Early

[Unix]

Just leave, client's will drop you when it suits them. Loyalty is for idiot permies. If there is no notice period or a very long one go off sick and start the new one.

[icemancomeths]

Congratulations !

Mate - do what's best for you. I've been contacting nearly 20 years and have had rate cuts, been canned, let go, shown the door - you name it, regardless of what it says in the fookin contract. If it feels good - take it. Have a chat with the decision maker at your current gig - they won't want to keep someone who doesn't want to be there.

Motivating words and true, thanks

[FatLazyContractor]

Just leave, client's will drop you when it suits them. Loyalty is for idiot permies. If there is no notice period or a very long one go off sick and start the new one.

[Unix]

YNCOTBAC

[Batcher]

You know what they meant! If you have a contract that is 3 months vs one that is 1 year then the second is longer with the qualifier that either can bin you at a moment's notice. Also if you know that your current project is winding down and you have a new contract that is for a project that has just started then you can be fairly confident that the second will be longer than the first.

While what you say could be true in certain circumstances, the way I read it was the OP has a contract that neither side can terminate therefore you can't get a contract longer than that !!

[techno]

Negotiate, subbie & MOO

IMHO The best way to approach this is to be open and explain to the end client...you might be able to negotiate your leaving process that you are both happy with.

If that doesn't work then invoke your subbie clause so the work can be completed.

If that doesn't work then invoke your MOO clause...that'll soon bring it to a completion!

[northernladuk]

Just leave, client's will drop you when it suits them. Loyalty is for idiot permies. If there is no notice period or a very long one go off sick and start the new one.

Go off sick?.. Jeez.. and you call other people for being disguised or wanna be permies. What a dick.

It's a funny coincidence that PC keeps harping on about going off sick as well...

[SueEllen]

Just leave, client's will drop you when it suits them. Loyalty is for idiot permies. If there is no notice period or a very long one go off sick and start the new one.

Not a good idea.

A few organisations I know will keep contracts open for contractors who go off sick. They don't want to be seen as heartless by their permanent employees removing someone who has an illness especially if it's a serious one.

Also sometimes the agent doesn't put the notice in the contract that the client would allow you to have in theirs. So talk to the client and tell them a personal reason why you wish to leave but don't use distance.

[GillsMan]

YNCOTBAC

Says the person advocating going off sick? Jaysus.

[Unix]

Says the person advocating going off sick? Jaysus.

Why do contractors never get sick?