Reply to: Verbal acceptance of job offer

[TheFaQQer]

My rates range from about £325 to £700 per day. Is nuts the Oracle Apps world.

Shame on you - stealing two jobs from those of us looking for just one!

I'd have done it for £698 a day!

[Gonzo]

Gonz - are you on facebook. I think i spot you, but I'm not sure (i was very drunk that night)

Spot me where? On the CUK Slackers section? I am only sort of on facebook because I don't use it, so my picture isn't. And I am not in the CUK Slackers group.

PM me with who you think I look like and I will take a look.

[SallyAnne]

I hate all you bastards who earn that sort of dosh. Oh no hang on, I'm retired, he he, I sneer at all you bastards who still have to work for a living.

We all aspire to be you Xog

[xoggoth]

I hate all you bastards who earn that sort of dosh. Oh no hang on, I'm retired, he he, I sneer at all you bastards who still have to work for a living.

[SallyAnne]

SA congrats, can I ask how you got out of the contract you have accepted previously? Did you just tell them the truth?


btw: where is DA, he normally comes out and gives everyone a looong lecture on how we contractors are scum of the earth money grapping, and quotes so many stories of how contractors let him down etc etc

Yeah I was just honest - told them another offer had came through.

To be fair, the agency had been winding me up for the best part of a fortnight, and had p*ssed around with the contract too (only got to look at it today!)

[SallyAnne]

OK. Bad example because the bus would come off worse, but you know what I mean

Gonz - are you on facebook. I think i spot you, but I'm not sure (i was very drunk that night)

[zamzummim]

SA congrats, can I ask how you got out of the contract you have accepted previously? Did you just tell them the truth?


btw: where is DA, he normally comes out and gives everyone a looong lecture on how we contractors are scum of the earth money grapping, and quotes so many stories of how contractors let him down etc etc

[Gonzo]

My rates range from about £325 to £700 per day. Is nuts the Oracle Apps world.

You'd get out of bed for £700 a day?

Seriously, though, I can't say I blame you. Life is too short.

Look at it this way. If you honoured the original and after three months were hit by a bus, what good would your reputation be then?




OK. Bad example because the bus would come off worse, but you know what I mean

[SallyAnne]

I'm a... permie.

Ewwww, really? You sounded so normal?

<washes hands>

[SallyAnne]

tsk, tsk. Some bad karma will be coming your way. What is it, a 3 month contract? That's only an extra 12 grand. Is your reputation not worth that?

ps. I have never been in this situation so do not know what I would actually do myself, although I don't think that I would ever be in the position where I was in the runnning for two gigs where the rates are £200 a day different.

Good luck anyway. Will you still be away during the week?

No!!!!! My name is not Earl!!!! My Karma is all good, and I dont have time to make a list

Its 3 months initially, but likely to run and run. Its a much better gig - loads more fun stuff to get into, lots of new stuff too.

Yes I'm still away from home, but its only working 4 days a week so I'll get a nice long weekend.

My rates range from about £325 to £700 per day. Is nuts the Oracle Apps world.

[Moose423956]

I went for the spondoolics of course!! I'm a fricken contractor!!!!

Good on yer. Can you lend me a few bob? I'm a hard-up permie.

[Gonzo]

I went for the spondoolics of course!! I'm a fricken contractor!!!!

tsk, tsk. Some bad karma will be coming your way. What is it, a 3 month contract? That's only an extra 12 grand. Is your reputation not worth that?




ps. I have never been in this situation so do not know what I would actually do myself, although I don't think that I would ever be in the position where I was in the runnning for two gigs where the rates are £200 a day different.




Good luck anyway. Will you still be away during the week?

[SallyAnne]

I went for the spondoolics of course!! I'm a fricken contractor!!!!

[Moose423956]

Would any of you who said "stick to the first contract" change your mind if the second contract was for £4k more a month?

That's not fair, you didn't mention the money. Screw the Welsh job, go for the spondoolics babe.

HTH

[Mustang]

You all helped me make a very difficult decision today.

OK - end the suspense!! What did you decide to do?!!????