Boomed and Bombed In Same Day

[d000hg]

The one with the money is always right?

Pretty much.

[BolshieBastard]

So had interview last week and was offered the role, which I was in the process of accepting. Agent then rings and says deal is off, as client has had funding blocked higher up, so role is no longer available.

FFS I thought, why not get funding agreed before going to market ?? Has just wasted mine, client and agents time and effort.

Back to square one (again)

Been there, done that. I know of a couple of people who were on site for 3 weeks before being canned as the budget hadnt been signed off! How they got paid, I dont know.

[FatLazyContractor]

So what is the difference between a clientco offering a contract position and then backtracking, and a contractor accepting a contract position and then backtracking ?

The one with the money is always right?

[kaiser78]

Still riled

Thinking about this further over the weekend, the annoying thing is that if as a contractor we accept a contract and then go back on our word for whatever reason, then we get pillored by certain members of this forum, rightly or wrongly so.

So what is the difference between a clientco offering a contract position and then backtracking, and a contractor accepting a contract position and then backtracking ?

[NotAllThere]

I've been a hiring manager. It happens. Some idiot higher up the food chain decides that the funds aren't available after all. Nothing can be done.

[norrahe]

So had interview last week and was offered the role, which I was in the process of accepting. Agent then rings and says deal is off, as client has had funding blocked higher up, so role is no longer available.

FFS I thought, why not get funding agreed before going to market ?? Has just wasted mine, client and agents time and effort.

Back to square one (again)

A case of putting the job ad out before getting sign off in the hope that they will get sign off, I've been guilty of that myself as often it takes so long to get the nod to recruit.

[I just need to test it]

Rotten luck. My commiserations.

Back to square one (again)

Heh. I like what you did there.

[Paddy]

So had interview last week and was offered the role, which I was in the process of accepting. Agent then rings and says deal is off, as client has had funding blocked higher up, so role is no longer available.

FFS I thought, why not get funding agreed before going to market ?? Has just wasted mine, client and agents time and effort.

Back to square one (again)

I've had this a few times including projects being given the OK by the UK company and then vetoed by the US parent company.

[greenlake]

Boomed and Bombed In Same Day

[kaiser78]

So had interview last week and was offered the role, which I was in the process of accepting. Agent then rings and says deal is off, as client has had funding blocked higher up, so role is no longer available.

FFS I thought, why not get funding agreed before going to market ?? Has just wasted mine, client and agents time and effort.

Back to square one (again)