Originally posted by northernladuk
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Previously on "Leaving mid contract - how to tell the client?"
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Agency - who GAF
Client - make up a personal issue if asked which means you have to spend more time at home in the short term. If you mention travel etc you won't be able to work there in the future.
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Exercise your notice period in your contract FFS if you haven't got one then stay until the end, it's not rocket science is it?
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"Leaving mid contract - how to tell the client? "
It's Not You , It's Me ...
I think we should see other Clients...Last edited by CloudWalker; 18 August 2015, 15:45.
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Originally posted by expat View PostWhy? This is business. What do you think "courtesy" would mean if it went the other way? Courtesy is "Best Regards" at the end of the email.
You don't want to offend him? Then don't tell him that he's crap. He doesn't own your company, you do; so you make the decisions for it, and you don't have to explain them to him.
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Originally posted by bluedrop View PostThanks Steelydan. I have to give them a reason (out of courtesy). What can I tell them to just keep the discussion short? I have a decent relationship with my boss - i dont want to offend him by saying the truth ( sinking ship - poor management etc)
You don't want to offend him? Then don't tell him that he's crap. He doesn't own your company, you do; so you make the decisions for it, and you don't have to explain them to him.
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Originally posted by jmo21 View PostI'm not entirely against a little white lie (opportunity to learn X skill, travel is too much) if it makes me sound less like a money grubbing contractor (I'm leaving for more money).
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I'm not entirely against a little white lie (opportunity to learn X skill, travel is too much) if it makes me sound less like a money grubbing contractor (I'm leaving for more money).
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I have left a contract half way through. Just invoke the notice clause and tell the agent very politely that you are leaving for a more attractive contract. Say you regret leaving and so on, and point out how the new gig is better for you, right now (closer to home, better rate etc) and they will understand. Don't say you are leaving because your current contract is rubbish. Don't say anything bad about the current gig. Say you are sad to be leaving etc. etc.
I would then leave the agent to tell the client, or perhaps tell the client a day or two after. But I would tell the agent first as a courtesy, because that's who you are in a contract with.
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Plenty of situations in these posts that might provide some insight in to your situation...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ho...GbJcuva-XVt9AF
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Christ, it's a reasonable enough question isn't it? If you think you succeed in business by not asking questions from other people who've been in your situation before, you're an idiot.
Personally, I can't help as I haven't left a contract midway through before, though was sorely tempted to before. I imagine I'd be straight with them, offer to help with handover, probably offer to do one or two days training of the replacement for free if I wanted to keep relations friendly. I'd also be prepared to be let go immediately.
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Tell them the truth. Project dying, better contract elsewhere. Stick to the terms of your contract and then walk away.
I wouldn't be bothered about annoying them, if they can't run a project now why would you want to go back to them in the future anyway?
Running a business should be a dispassionate process.
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