Reply to: Verbal offer reneged on

[Stan.goodvibes]

Well I had a written contract to start at a bank here in Sydney two weeks ago - packed up everything in NZ, handed in my notice (I was on a rolling weeks notice), had my farewell drinks etc etc etc, flight booked for Sunday morning to come to Sydney.

Agent txts me that last friday night at 11pm - client has pulled the contract!

So I'm here anyway, technically I guess on the bench now, but there are plenty of roles on offer so in the meantime I'm having a Summer holiday.

[andyskiv]

I don't think you're missing out on B-tFair. I had a interview for a BA role, that transpired to be a role to author a manual for some freebie content management system they downloaded and had got the dev team there tweek. Cheap skates.

a) They should have advertised for a technical author

b) My potential boss interviewing should have had more experience in the industry as opposed to none

c) I shouldn't have been grilled by 2 developers about my hardcore coding experience when it was very clear that I was previously a BA/PM, not a developer.

So a company learning how to be a company as they go along. You just know when you walk out of companies like that there's something just wrong.

[Babbage]

40,000 ft & climbing....

LOL, as least some of you got what he was saying.

[centurian]

I can neither confirm nor deny who the company involved is.

While I would personally do the same - it's also worth remembering that something is only libellous if it's untrue. There are some extreme exceptions, but as close to 0% chance of being successful for something like this.

Just make sure that anything stated is factual (and you have the evidence to back that up).

[EddieNambulous]

I can neither confirm nor deny who the company involved is.

That policy is probably a good Bet. Fair enough

[lawnjam]

Would be good to know the company to help others avoid or be extra careful in 'dealing' with them. It would help to lower the 'risk'.

I heard B**fair were recruiting recently, so I will 'speculate' that it might be them.

I can neither confirm nor deny who the company involved is.

[Moscow Mule]

verbal agreement on paper

40,000 ft & climbing....

[Pogle]

verbal agreement on paper

[Tingles]

Would be good to know the company to help others avoid or be extra careful in 'dealing' with them. It would help to lower the 'risk'.

I heard B**fair were recruiting recently, so I will 'speculate' that it might be them.

COntracting is a bit of a 'gamble' I'm afraid.

In the current market especially I would advise always keeping your options open until the contract is signed and your bum is on the chair

and payment received!

[explorer]

a verbal agreement isn't worth the paper it's printed on...

verbal agreement on paper

[SuperZ]

Would be good to know the company to help others avoid or be extra careful in 'dealing' with them. It would help to lower the 'risk'.

I heard B**fair were recruiting recently, so I will 'speculate' that it might be them.

COntracting is a bit of a 'gamble' I'm afraid.

In the current market especially I would advise always keeping your options open until the contract is signed and your bum is on the chair

[Babbage]

As Mr Goldwyn Mayor the movie mogul once said, a verbal agreement isn't worth the paper it's printed on...

[lawnjam]

It happens. Happened to me on 2 or 3 occasions. I know other contractors who've had it happen the same to them.

Its part and parcel of contracting.

Lesson learnt I guess. Kicking myself for wasting the past couple of weeks though, haven't applied for anything else since I got the offer. I'll keep looking until I've got it in writing in future.

[scotspine]

Either admin or you has edited the name of the company!

it was myself. sorry but i felt that it was a tad sensitive, given the context of the post.

[pzz76077]

The gambling industry is speculative at the best of times.


A verbal agreement is worth slightly less than a written agreement.

Remember, if someone offers you a contract, its for their benefit not yours!


PZZ