IT Contracting Double-Standards? Your Comments Please!

**GO4IT** · 3 January 2005, 02:54

Maybe, no news is goods news!

**Cojak** · 3 January 2005, 13:03

Oh dear, do we have to repeat ourselves?

Let me say again:

A promise is only worth the contract it's written on (and sometimes not even that....) :rolleyes

It's called "taking the rough with the smooth"... Never mind -go back to your old client and explain the situation, they can only say "get lost" and may even applaud your (slightly naive) integrity.

**GO4IT** · 5 January 2005, 02:20

BUT HEY, THAT WAS LAST YEAR!

**mailmannz** · 5 January 2005, 10:50

IF you had the money you could take them to the cleaners since a verbal promise is just as enforceable as if it was on paper.

However...since you most likely dont have the moolah to fund such a jihad looks like you are rooted.

Mailman

**iakobski** · 5 January 2005, 16:26

Nothing is in the bag, until it's in the bag. Even though you thought you had the gig, you are still available. You should pursue any other offer until you either have a signed contract in your pocket, or you are sat at the desk - after all, the other gig may have been better, and you could have done exactly what this client did to you!

If you had failed to sign when they finally got round to giving you the paperwork, wuold they be moaning about it on a forum somewhere? No, they would mutter "bugger" and take the next candidate on the list - equally, you should have a list of clients.

**ooermissesnodont** · 5 January 2005, 19:08

Which Agency?

**tim123** · 6 January 2005, 10:42

Which Agency....

if you read the post again you will see that it implies that it was the client who told him directly that he had the job. The agency appear blameless (apart from not following up promptly to tell him that he hadn't got it. You'll find the list of agents that do that here: www.jobserve.com/Recruite...tory.aspx)

tim

**GO4IT** · 6 January 2005, 13:44

reply

I posted it to let others know what's going on out there and to see if anyone had experienced anything similar.

I don't really blame the agency, but they are a big name one. They said they would find out more and get back to me, but never did!

Maybe the client decided to get a permie in? Who knows?

Just to say thanks for all responses to this one.

**partimer** · 6 January 2005, 15:01

re: reply

It's kind of sad to see the lack of professionalism in our industry, from both sides.
Look on the main board and you'll see somebody working for a customer without a contract (and he's doing over time for them) where the customer is dragging their feet about signing an extension.

Kind of risky in my opinion but it shows you that there are customers who try to get any with murder (and we let them get away with it).

IT Contracting Double-Standards? Your Comments Please!