Dilemma
You have verbally been offered a contract at a reasonable rate in a convenient location. You have other (better) things "in the pipeline". You are bored but it is not long to Xmas and it wouldn't be the end of the world if it took longer to get a new contract. Your partner wants a holiday in November, but the client is looking for an immediate start. Do you:
1. Stall, but for how long?
2. Accept the offer, as the other opportunities might not come to anything, and withdraw other applications?
3. Accept, but ensure you can give notice, with a view to leaving as soon as something better comes up?
4. (variant on 2 and 3 above) Accept only if the rate is increased?
5. Reject, provided partner signs agreement never to utter the words "you should have taken the xxxxx contract" when you're still idle in the new year?
6. Other (specify)?
1. Stall, but for how long?
2. Accept the offer, as the other opportunities might not come to anything, and withdraw other applications?
3. Accept, but ensure you can give notice, with a view to leaving as soon as something better comes up?
4. (variant on 2 and 3 above) Accept only if the rate is increased?
5. Reject, provided partner signs agreement never to utter the words "you should have taken the xxxxx contract" when you're still idle in the new year?
6. Other (specify)?
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