What does your word mean ?

[expat]

I have had three occasions where, on being offered a new gig, the new client has asked me to start before I finish at the current client. In each case I've said "Would you want me to do that to you?" and then they shut up.

Er, that's a good way of shutting up the client, but rather not the point.

[Mich the Tester]

My word is pretty solid, but my Word is just bloody irritating today; slow key response and it’s still jumping between languages on the spell check.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Is your word your bond ?

would you crawl for a hundred miles on your hands and knees over broken glass to do something, just because you said you would do it ?

or

do you think this is a peculiar western/oldie/male foolishness ?

Personally to break ones word is a disgrace - I am always very careful in giving my word as I know once given - I cannot break it - whatever the cost.

In practical terrms I extend that to my contracting activites - if I say a task will be done by X - then come hell or high water it better be done. If I sign a contract for six monhts - then I shall work for the duration of that contract - I will not be tempted away.

And if you give me your word - then you are not your Word - you have lost all crediblity.

[Pogle]

I promised my daughter ( back in Dec) that I would go to her Brownie Promise evening - which is now next Monday - having been postponed several times.
I shall be loosing a days pay (), but I will be keeping my word to my daughter and I think this is more important.

[ace00]

you think this is a peculiar western/oldie/male foolishness ?

Yes

[BrowneIssue]

I have had three occasions where, on being offered a new gig, the new client has asked me to start before I finish at the current client. In each case I've said "Would you want me to do that to you?" and then they shut up.

(with hindsight, I should have thought of some way of having them run concurrently...)

[NickFitz]

I recently had two potential gigs, one greatly preferable to the other. The less preferred one came through with an offer for an immediate start while the other was still dicking about, so I took it.

Then I had great interest from the preferred gig, and the agents were pressuring me to find some way out of the current gig. I believe they kept the client in the dark about my availability. This resulted in them putting even more pressure on me once the client was extremely keen (after a face-to-face interview), but only for an immediate start; there were another two agencies putting people in there (which I know was indeed the case, as I detected this from Jobserve posts), and I was apparently "jeopardising the opportunity".

I finally had a call from the agent more senior than the one who was supposed to be dealing with me, telling me how risky it was for them to go to the client saying I couldn't start until April, and how I'd lose (them) the gig.

I told him that I had to abide by my principles: I had agreed a contract, it was for the specific services of myself (RoS isn't an option for the current gig), and although I had no intention of extending I would nonetheless see it through, as I had given my word.

He sounded most disgruntled as he agreed to go back the prospective client with that

Lo! Prospective client decided that they'd be willing to wait for me rather than hire a lesser mortal. As a result, I finish this gig on the due Friday, and start the new, preferable gig the following Monday; and my word remains my bond

[thelace]

I got pulled up during a role playing once when I promised to get back to the person within a day, if not with a resolution to his problem, with at least an update...

I was castigated by the "consultants" for making promises that I'd no intention of keeping....

The wouldn't accept that if I said I'd get back to someone in 24 hours, I get back to them in 24 hours.

Even when a few of the other guys on the seminar I worked with chirped up with "yep, he does you know, if he says he'll get back to you he always does!"

I cannot trust someone who says one thing and does another... and wouldn't expect anyone to trust me in the same circumstances!

[BrowneIssue]

If a banker says their word is their bond : take their bond.

take billions in taxpayers' money to buy discount government bonds in an auction

(and try not to piss yourself laughing)

[BrilloPad]

bankers/*******

what does YOUR word mean?

I am a banker.

You would prefer my bond. If I had one. Which I dont. Ask my ex.....

[EternalOptimist]

If a banker says their word is their bond : take their bond.

HTH

bankers/*******

what does YOUR word mean?

[BrilloPad]

If a banker says their word is their bond : take their bond.

HTH

[EternalOptimist]

Is your word your bond ?

would you crawl for a hundred miles on your hands and knees over broken glass to do something, just because you said you would do it ?

or

do you think this is a peculiar western/oldie/male foolishness ?