Reply to: Contract renewal offered, accepted, then retracted!

[Doggy Styles]

I dont think I have seen so much prevarication since Ethelred the unready held a decision-making competition with Ivan the Indecisive, but didnt get to the venue because he couldnt decide what to wear

Just as well because nobody could decide what questions to ask. Or who should ask them.

[norrahe]

Egg-nog anyone?

go on then

[mudskipper]

I was a bit gobsmacked by the OP.
I dont think I have seen so much prevarication since Ethelred the unready held a decision-making competition with Ivan the Indecisive, but didnt get to the venue because he couldnt decide what to wear

Egg-nog anyone?

[EternalOptimist]

I was a bit gobsmacked by the OP.
I dont think I have seen so much prevarication since Ethelred the unready held a decision-making competition with Ivan the Indecisive, but didnt get to the venue because he couldnt decide what to wear

[alreadypacked]

I need to go home

I really can't drink these days.

[Wodewick]

is the party over?

<uuurp!> Ohhhh my head! Keep the noise down.....

[DS23]

is the party over?

[Zippy]

Chocolate salty please. Muuummpphhh.

Oh and btw OP, mmmmpppphhh, don't piss UK bosses off they have a habit of being a little reactionary. (I'll tell that story one day).

Twiglet?

When I've had a few

[MarillionFan]

The client has no obligation to offer you work(it's in the contract somewhere) so I'm afraid the equine is deceased.

Salted or unsalted?
Oh yes - welcome

Chocolate salty please. Muuummpphhh.

Oh and btw OP, mmmmpppphhh, don't piss UK bosses off they have a habit of being a little reactionary. (I'll tell that story one day).

Twiglet?

[Zippy]

The client has no obligation to offer you work(it's in the contract somewhere) so I'm afraid the equine is deceased.

Salted or unsalted?

Oh yes - welcome

[paraclete]

Hi,

Many thanks for all of the responses, and for the party in my honour!

Beginning to feel as if I am flogging a dead horse with this one though.

In answer to the questions raised:

- the only verbal offer and acceptance was of the initial six month extension
- the notice period is one month, which equates to roughly £10k
- the contract for the initial 6 month stint was exchanged just over four months into it!
- both contracts agreed (ie the initial six months, plus the three month extension) were between myself (operating under an umbrella) and the agent.
- I had reservations about the three month extension, as I felt that the company (via the new line manager) had shown bad form by renaging on a verbal agreement

Hope this helps.

Please could someone pass me a babysham and the peanuts.


Cheers.

[Doggy Styles]

Unfortunately you prevaricated, and from the new manager's point of view, you might have appeared bolshy.

Am I right in saying that there was no verbal agreement, just a verbal offer that was withdrawn before you agreed to it?

[DS23]

was this your first contract?
2 months or 2 decades - a contract schedule is only ever as long as its notice period.
you should have accepted the extension. never mind, chalk it up and move on or face a bucket load of stress and a pocket full of nothing.

ok, who spilt the creme de menthe?


<edit> blimey. 26k!

[Zippy]

I saw a short 5 foot man, with a limp and a gammy hand take it and head towards the petrol station with a can???

Bugger!

Ok has anyone seen a hammer and chisel?

[MarillionFan]

Sorry, I think you have to chalk this one up to experience.

Has anyone seen the corkscrew?

I saw a short 5 foot man, with a limp and a gammy hand take it and head towards the petrol station with a can???