Hello Fellow Contractors - Just curious if others have had a similar experience with these jokers. They pitched me a 12 month contract, for which I interviewed twice and got the job only to be told in the 11th hour that it was a 3 month contract. I turned down another offer as I trusted Reed's verbal offer of 12 months. IMHO they are game players and are trying to pitch themselves as something that they are not. They try and market themselves as a PS organisation like BCG, but in reality they are nothing more than a body shop. Another nice plus: They want you to give a 4 week notice, but they only offer you a 2! I have added them to my black list. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice.....
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Reed PS, Beware of their games
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You're wrong on several counts there but I can't be bothered to argue. And for the last time, a contractor neither wants nor needs a notice period: when the job's done, the requirement changes or you cock up, you go home. It's what we do.Blog? What blog...? -
Global, I suspect you may have over-reacted. 12 months from the off is virtually unheard of unless you have worked there before. The 3 months could easily have been extended and I would have used this to negotiate a higher rate going in. Might not even have been Reed pulling the strings.Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio... a contractor neither wants nor needs a notice period: when the job's done, the requirement changes or you cock up, you go home. It's what we do.Only the mediocre are ever at their bestComment
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If your are blackballing for a 3 month contract with 2 weeks notice then you are in for a tough time.Comment
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Originally posted by rootsnallIf your are blackballing for a 3 month contract with 2 weeks notice then you are in for a tough time.Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.Comment
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I'd take it...
What do you do, btw?"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...Comment
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Originally posted by GeneralistCan't argue with your philosophy, but a contract by definition is meant to form a binding agreement and is not worth the paper it is written on if it can be terminated on a whim by one party.
Originally posted by GeneralistIf the client wants a commitment to a notice period it is only fair that it is mutual - whenever I come across this I insist the contract is amended and so far I've not had a problem with getting this done.
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Once again, a notice period implies mutuality, since you can be paid for doing no work and that, as we all know, is not a good thing, remember?
The common trait among every newbie on this site (and quite a few regulars, sadly) is that they think in terms of contract duration, not contract deliverables. Get over that mental blockage and it all begins to make a lot more sense.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by tim123ISTM that as a contractor you provide the service that the client wants. It the cost that you have to pay to get twice as much in your pocket as a permi does. If you want permi T&Cs then work for a permi wage.
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