Reply to: Boomed

[jmo21]

He did.

Me: I'm sorry but I've signed a new contract now.

Him: But you signed a contract with us?

Me: [Hard silent stare across the table]

[Hobosapien]

Well done! Even though your current client offered an extra month (whoop-de-doo) there's no guarantee they'd have work (and therefore pay you) during that extra time. Length of contract doesn't guarantee amount of work you can bill them for.

Though if a client values you enough and they aren't sure of future work available you can negotiate terms at renewal, e.g. to be paid a minimum number of hours/days per week, so can invoice them when nothing to actually do.

How else do you think so many CUKers have such a high post count.

Doesn't sit will if outside IR35 though unless you get it worded right 'on retainer'.

[ladymuck]

Tempting that it is to tell the truth I'm remaining polite and professional.

Sometimes biting your tongue means more work in the future, no matter how tempting it is to give the client a dose of reality.

[TwoWolves]

Did you tell him that you though the desire to send perfectly good uk jobs overseas to try to recoup the cost of some absolutely abysmal management decisions was a deciding factor in your decision not to renew?

I couldn't tell the manager responsible as he has opened another small office some distance away where he skulks with the marketing team and broadcasts his unpopular and ill-conceived ideas that others are forced to implement and still deliver the product.

Tempting that it is to tell the truth I'm remaining polite and professional.

[original PM]

Did you tell him that you though the desire to send perfectly good uk jobs overseas to try to recoup the cost of some absolutely abysmal management decisions was a deciding factor in your decision not to renew?

[cojak]

be strong, stand back and laugh!

...and wait for the phone call in 3 months time.

[vetran]

Nice one!

I am covering for my manager next week - interviewing Indian offshore chaps to do my job! Nice and demoralising. Client seems to think that the role of technical delivery manager and operational readiness / service transition manager can be merged into one job and done from the sub continent. Happy days.

CV spivved and out there.

be strong, stand back and laugh!

[TwoWolves]

And did he think he was doing you a favour?

He did.

Me: I'm sorry but I've signed a new contract now.

Him: But you signed a contract with us?

Me: [Hard silent stare across the table]

[ladymuck]

Nice one!

I am covering for my manager next week - interviewing Indian offshore chaps to do my job! Nice and demoralising. Client seems to think that the role of technical delivery manager and operational readiness / service transition manager can be merged into one job and done from the sub continent. Happy days.

CV spivved and out there.

[BR14]

[NickFitz]

[GJABS]

[scooterscot]

I love those situations. Stick it to them.

In fact, triple your rate and see how that goes down.

[cojak]

The client takes me into an office, steaming with rage and offers a further month on top. How do I refuse such a sexy offer?

And did he think he was doing you a favour?

[ChimpMaster]

Well played indeed.

It is incredibly frustrating and demotivating to be stuck at clients where they only ever talk about cost cutting and "insourcing" of contractors (whilst simultaneously outsourcing everything to India ), with the constant battle of having to argue one's worth every time a renewal is being touted.

I love how the client offers you another month as if that is a world-shaking move on his part. I guess from his perspective he's doing everything he thinks he can, but the truth is that he isn't able to see beyond the blinkers of permiedom that his master has put on him.