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[greenlake]

Lovely 6 month contract now signed!

[vwdan]

I suspect you'll be the only one there next Monday.

Hah - good spot! Reworded

[Hobosapien]

Thanks all

Lovely 6 month contract now signed! Now to see if it'll still be there when I start on Monday

I suspect you'll be the only one there next Monday.

[vwdan]

Thanks all

Lovely 6 month contract now signed! Now to see if it'll still be there when I'm due to start

[Antman]

I'm with the others here wishing you luck.

[JHadd]

Wish you loads of luck...

[lillie421]

Good luck!!

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

My notice was a week, but, as I'm a consummate business professional, I've given them three to allow plenty of handover.

[northernladyuk]

Not as risky as being paid in Bitcoin.

[quackhandle]

qh

[vwdan]

D'oh! Have you checked that your contract didn't enforce a notice period or if it does it's not only 1 week?

No need to give notice until new contract in hand if you have a short enough notice. Worse case you are 'sick' for a week or two if new client requires you asap. Besides over crimbo it's quiet anyway so can be 'on holiday'.

Don't worry about the ethics, dodgy agents do worse all the time.

My notice was a week, but I've given them three to allow plenty of handover. This approach has gained me warm praise from both parties so I think it's good to worry about ethics. Maybe that's why I still get calls from nearly all of my old customers

[psychocandy]

D'oh! Have you checked that your contract didn't enforce a notice period or if it does it's not only 1 week?

No need to give notice until new contract in hand if you have a short enough notice. Worse case you are 'sick' for a week or two if new client requires you asap. Besides over crimbo it's quiet anyway so can be 'on holiday'.

Don't worry about the ethics, dodgy agents do worse all the time.

Hobo grief approaching lol!

Got to look out for number one. BUT bear in mind if you do the sickie thing you'll probably burn you're bridges for ever going back to that client.

I've got an issue with clients who whinge and cry like babies if a contractor gives notice as allowed by contract. If you really don't want contractor giving notice don't allow it in contract at the beginning - simples! Don't moan when a clause gets invoked that you agreed to.

[Hobosapien]

I have indeed!

D'oh! Have you checked that your contract didn't enforce a notice period or if it does it's not only 1 week?

No need to give notice until new contract in hand if you have a short enough notice. Worse case you are 'sick' for a week or two if new client requires you asap. Besides over crimbo it's quiet anyway so can be 'on holiday'.

Don't worry about the ethics, dodgy agents do worse all the time.

[VillageContractor]

Good luck! I’m likely to turn down an extension next month, so need to get looking

[vwdan]

You got a signed contract yet?

Nope - I'm taking a leap of faith based on some tight timescales and "gut feel". Let's face it, a signed contract means **** all anyway - and, warchest wise, if I end up having a break I'll take a break. Only had another couple of months to run anyway, and I wasn't planning on extending even if they offered.

That said, I think if it did go wrong I could probably continue here but won't be counting on that.