Which gig do I choose

[NickNick]

If it were me then I'd remember the triangle of
Rate - Location - Job.

Fill in for both roles and then decide. For me Location weighs more than job or rate.

[Sausage Surprise]

Choose the one with the biggest tits

[Doggy Styles]

Choose the one with the biggest tits

tits aren't everything when choosing a job.

[Slumdog]

Ok, so going back to the start there may have been some sort of verbal agreement over the telephone but nothing formal on paper. However the start date is once again delayed(total now is approx weeks). Surely I can't be tied in if that is the case as I would never be able to get another job if the start date keeps on getting postponed.

[Epiphone]

Use your substitution clause and put a subbie in.

[CheeseSlice]

Use your substitution clause and put a subbie in.

Nice idea.

Has anyone here ever done that and got away with it?

[dack]

It's never actually happened to me but I know several contractors that have verbally accepted a gig only to be told days later that the whole project has been canned. Happened recently to a guy I worked with who actually handed his notice in for the gig that fell through.

In this situation, the agency's attitude is usually "that's business" but when the situation is reversed, they expect the contractor to behave like a permie.

At the end of the day you've gotta taken the option you feel comfortable with but bear in mind that, like the client, you are a business.