Kabooom!!!

[NickFitz]

Bummer

Hope the peasants get their damn mess sorted out soon. Threaten to sue them for being forced to watch Jeremy Kyle and Loose Women instead of working

[pmeswani]

Well, I had another agency asking if I am available for an interview. I told them frankly that I am in a contract that is currently in limbo and that I will get back to them as soon as I know (before Friday). I have told the consulting / resourcing company that I have been asked to attend another interview and that I need to know where I stand. It may be a bad move on my part, but as it stands, I need to force the issue and either get them to release me from the contract, or get me on site.

[Bellona]

Well, I have told the consulting / resourcing company that I have been asked to attend another interview and that I need to know where I stand. It may be a bad move on my part, but as it stands, I need to force the issue and either get them to release me from the contract, or get me on site.

I think you are doing the right thing. They must realise you cannot just sit around waiting, and you are keeping them informed. - good luck with the interview

[hyperD]

It looked good until the bottom of the front page. Did you read everything or just the top comment....

for pmeswani sure it will be sorted soon....

[SueEllen]

I would have attended the interview and if the other role offered I would have gone back to the first agency telling them if they don't have a firm start date the contract is frustrated.

[DirtyDog]

I think you are doing the right thing. They must realise you cannot just sit around waiting, and you are keeping them informed. - good luck with the interview

+1

[pmeswani]

I would have attended the interview and if the other role offered I would have gone back to the first agency telling them if they don't have a firm start date the contract is frustrated.

Maybe this is an ethical / morale issue that I have in that once I have signed a contract, even though I am not onsite yet, I could arrange an interview on a day that I start. I could always argue that I have a doctors appointment, but I am of the believe that honesty is the best policy. It may be argued I am not cut out for contracting, and that may be true, but I don't believe in breaking the honesty rule if I can avoid it.

[SeekingIT]

Well Done That Man!!!

Nice one...
Moves up on the bench.......

[eek]

Maybe this is an ethical / morale issue that I have in that once I have signed a contract, even though I am not onsite yet, I could arrange an interview on a day that I start. I could always argue that I have a doctors appointment, but I am of the believe that honesty is the best policy. It may be argued I am not cut out for contracting, and that may be true, but I don't believe in breaking the honesty rule if I can avoid it.

I would follow your logic up to the point things go wrong. I was offered the current contract and once I accepted it I cancelled the other interviews.

If however I wasn't on site on the first agreed start date due to their mistake my loyalty would be gone and I would be interviewing.

If you sit there waiting how long are you going to wait for? A day or a week or a month.... Very quickly you are looking at a large gap on your CV and no money in the bank account....

In other news its remarkable how many other people still haven't read the entire thread..

[pmeswani]

Kabooom!!!

I would follow your logic up to the point things go wrong. I was offered the current contract and once I accepted it I cancelled the other interviews.

If however I wasn't on site on the first agreed start date due to their mistake my loyalty would be gone and I would be interviewing.

If you sit there waiting how long are you going to wait for? A day or a week or a month.... Very quickly you are looking at a large gap on your CV and no money in the bank account....

In other news its remarkable how many other people still haven't read the entire thread..

There is a point at which I will walk away. If I am not onsite by Monday, I will ask for the contract to be terminated so that I am free to look elsewhere without having a question mark over my head.

And yep, it is surprising how many people haven't read the thread yet.