Considering bailing on a contract I've just started.
Aside from various run of the mill starting issues - delayed start date, access etc, the work that the client has lined me up for is very different to what was outlined in the statement of work (development vs 3rd Line support dev). Whilst I could quite easily do the work (given time) and the people there are nice, I'm mindful of keeping my skills sharp and securing further contracts down the line.
I raised this issue with agent and apparently the client is going to produce an amended SOW from the one I signed in the contract to actually reflect the current engagement I'm in and provide the SDS for it (which could then become inside). Reading in-between the lines I think another contractor got there before me and I’ve just been plonked into the next thing they need help with. Not happy with this - I would have not pursued the contract as it has turned out to be.
So the question for me is timing - do I wait to the end of month - get something else lined up - get my timesheet approved then serve notice or do it now?
I just feel the longer I leave it the more awkward it all becomes and the more time the client wastes “onboarding” me? I suppose conversely the risk of me serving notice tomorrow is that I might not get paid for the days I have worked (albeit the client won’t have derived much value from what I’ve done so far). As an aside the termination notice period on the contract is 30 days but I should imagine there would zero chance they would want me to actually do that.
Aside from various run of the mill starting issues - delayed start date, access etc, the work that the client has lined me up for is very different to what was outlined in the statement of work (development vs 3rd Line support dev). Whilst I could quite easily do the work (given time) and the people there are nice, I'm mindful of keeping my skills sharp and securing further contracts down the line.
I raised this issue with agent and apparently the client is going to produce an amended SOW from the one I signed in the contract to actually reflect the current engagement I'm in and provide the SDS for it (which could then become inside). Reading in-between the lines I think another contractor got there before me and I’ve just been plonked into the next thing they need help with. Not happy with this - I would have not pursued the contract as it has turned out to be.
So the question for me is timing - do I wait to the end of month - get something else lined up - get my timesheet approved then serve notice or do it now?
I just feel the longer I leave it the more awkward it all becomes and the more time the client wastes “onboarding” me? I suppose conversely the risk of me serving notice tomorrow is that I might not get paid for the days I have worked (albeit the client won’t have derived much value from what I’ve done so far). As an aside the termination notice period on the contract is 30 days but I should imagine there would zero chance they would want me to actually do that.
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