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Originally posted by swamp View PostOnce clients terminate mid-contract the gloves are off. "Unethical" or "unprofessional" behaviour doesn't come into it.
Just best to say "the predictable actions of petty little people".
Once you have been cut mid-contract, you are heading for the door anyway - its just a matter of time.
Why? because the client knows you will walk if you get a better offer.
So what happens......
If it works without significant attrition, rates will be cut again until people start leaving.
If I was the client and the first round of rate cuts passed off smoothly, I'd be rubbing my hands in glee and looking forward to doing it again soon.
Bend over boys.Comment
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Originally posted by Ivor Bigun View PostThere are so many things wrong with this point of view.....
Just best to say "the predictable actions of petty little people".
Once you have been cut mid-contract, you are heading for the door anyway - its just a matter of time.
Why? because the client knows you will walk if you get a better offer.
So what happens......
If it works without significant attrition, rates will be cut again until people start leaving.
If I was the client and the first round of rate cuts passed off smoothly, I'd be rubbing my hands in glee and looking forward to doing it again soon.
Bend over boys.This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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Originally posted by Ivor Bigun View PostThere are so many things wrong with this point of view.....
Just best to say "the predictable actions of petty little people".
Once you have been cut mid-contract, you are heading for the door anyway - its just a matter of time.
Why? because the client knows you will walk if you get a better offer.
So what happens......
If it works without significant attrition, rates will be cut again until people start leaving.
If I was the client and the first round of rate cuts passed off smoothly, I'd be rubbing my hands in glee and looking forward to doing it again soon.
Bend over boys.
But I wouldn't care to advise anyone else in the current climate.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostI agree with that completely. They have changed the position, not you.
Friendly and paternal to malevolent shystering?
Its called business.
It's not "mates being nice to each other"
If costs can be reduced with little risk, it is done - nothing personal.
The "He started it first" line being peddled here as a genuine "business response" is just pathetic.
How do you think agents react? do they throw hissy fits?
Sheeesh - what a bunch of wussses!Comment
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Originally posted by Ivor Bigun View PostThere are so many things wrong with this point of view.....
Just best to say "the predictable actions of petty little people".
Once you have been cut mid-contract, you are heading for the door anyway - its just a matter of time.
Why? because the client knows you will walk if you get a better offer.
So what happens......
If it works without significant attrition, rates will be cut again until people start leaving.
If I was the client and the first round of rate cuts passed off smoothly, I'd be rubbing my hands in glee and looking forward to doing it again soon.
Bend over boys.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostWhy wouldn't they just use the notice period to terminate a few contractors rather than hope the right number walk?
As long as the number at the bottom meets their (new/revised) target, they've done their bit, the bean counters are happy, job done!'elf and safety guruComment
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Originally posted by swamp View PostStart looking for a new contract. If you find one then walk out of your current site.
Once clients terminate mid-contract the gloves are off. "Unethical" or "unprofessional" behaviour doesn't come into it.Originally posted by Ivor Bigun View PostThere are so many things wrong with this point of view.....
Just best to say "the predictable actions of petty little people".
Once you have been cut mid-contract, you are heading for the door anyway - its just a matter of time.
Why? because the client knows you will walk if you get a better offer.
So what happens......
If it works without significant attrition, rates will be cut again until people start leaving.
If I was the client and the first round of rate cuts passed off smoothly, I'd be rubbing my hands in glee and looking forward to doing it again soon.
Bend over boys.
I'm saying that, as contractors, we usually like to finish contracts. Walking out mid-term and walking out without notice is often considered 'unprofessional' by clients and often other contractors. My point is that when the client starts reneging on the spirit of the contract for their self interest, we shouldn't hold back on doing the same.
There is nothing "petty" in that. It's just business.Cats are evil.Comment
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Originally posted by thelace View PostIt's all done by excel spreadheet, nothing more, nothing less.
As long as the number at the bottom meets their (new/revised) target, they've done their bit, the bean counters are happy, job done!And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by swamp View PostWhat exactly is wrong with my point of view? Why is it "the predictable actions of petty little people"?
I'm saying that, as contractors, we usually like to finish contracts. Walking out mid-term and walking out without notice is often considered 'unprofessional' by clients and often other contractors. My point is that when the client starts reneging on the spirit of the contract for their self interest, we shouldn't hold back on doing the same.
There is nothing "petty" in that. It's just business.This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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