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Originally posted by shanti View Post... I had seen something to that affect on the site,...
Probably make senses to get the clause removed from the contract or sent an email to the agent indicating that I consider myself opt'ed in?effect, opted
Originally posted by shanti View Post... The response was a 5 min wait whilst he called his legal personwent and got a coffee.
Originally posted by shanti View Post... One day notice for them and no notice for the contractor. I heard that this was illegal or against agency governing rules as well?? ....
btw - you don't have to suck it up. You tell the agent that these are the changes you want, otherwise you won't take the contract. See who blinks first. However, as the agent already clearly knows you are a patsy, you don't have the contract mindset, you're already at a disadvantage.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View Posteffect, opted
went and got a coffee.
No you didn't. At least not from an informed source, and it's been discussed to death here many times.
btw - you don't have to suck it up. You tell the agent that these are the changes you want, otherwise you won't take the contract. See who blinks first. However, as the agent already clearly knows you are a patsy, you don't have the contract mindset, you're already at a disadvantage.
i suppose there is no strategy/method of calculating your barging power, other than asking a few questions carefully constructed and seeing if you catch the other person off guard in revealing their true desire to fill the slot.
another annoying tendency in these situations is that the clientco relationship is owned by the agency, so its probably pointless going to the clientco and moaning about the agent who really does not give a poo about their project. i could be easily stabbed in the back by the agent who could tell clientco that I declined the project or was unreasonable.
approaches/advice always welcome. but at this point i think i should take it if I am confident that its a decent project. as per other posts on this thread - I can't see them with-holding payment if I have to leave (30 payment terms for them to contractor) or suing for earlier departure.Comment
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