Accepted a contract and a better one comes along

[stackpole]

Joe, what did you do?

[nomad]

Thanks

Thank you for the serious reply DimPrawn, you must be sensing that warm .Net vibe through the t'internet.

[DimPrawn]

Why don't you talk it through with the hiring manager?

Just be honest. You would rather take this other contract. Tell him your preference.

He will either:

1. Be pissed off and tell you your contract is not being renewed. Result

2. Tell you you must honour it and they will sue you for £10M if you don't take.

3. Offer you something better.

If they chose option two just say hastily SIGNED a contract with the other company and you are really have to leave and that the other company is very serious about you working for them.

If they still pursue option 2, tell them you are planning to invoke your right of substitution clause. (you do have one right )

In the end they'll let you go if you wriggle enough.

[nomad]

I'm in a similiar situation.

I'm in a boring short-term dead-end contract with one week to go. Last week I verbally agreed a 2 month extension (because a bird in the hand etc... and to tide me over til a holiday in the Summer).

Now I have been offered a much better, long-term contract. 50% better rate, closer to home, better work.

I can honour the last week of my current contract, but not the agreed extension.

ALSO, this might be a big problem - I sent an email last week saying I would draw up the contract for the extension, which I suppose constitutes a written agreement to extend?

What would you do? What could they do? Sue me?

[DaveB]

Then again, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"...

But a hand in the bush is worth two up the jumper.

[mcquiggd]

Then again, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"...

Heather Mills might disagree with that.

[bennyboy]

Leave out the car accident and just say youre plastered all of the time, the Agent concerned will be delighted to cancel the contract you dont want.

A suspect this would be closer to the truth for many us on this forum.

[AlfredJPruffock]

I was thinking more along the lines of a car accident meaning I was unable to drive for the next 8 weeks due to being in plaster.

Leave out the car accident and just say youre plastered all of the time, the Agent concerned will be delighted to cancel the contract you dont want.

[JoeShmoe]

I was thinking more along the lines of a car accident meaning I was unable to drive for the next 8 weeks due to being in plaster.

[deforce]

Seconded

[JoeShmoe]

I usually take the fist which comes along as I did here, to my cost. What ways would you use to get out of it - Is a verbal agreement binding?

I was thinking of making something up which meant I would be out of the loop for some considerable time.

[bennyboy]

Its a no brainer.

Agreed

[Mr Crosby]

Its a no brainer.

[JoeShmoe]

OK I have been contracting a while and this is the situation I am faced with. I have a contract which I have verbally accepted which I am not keen on as it will just about cover the bases. One which I was hoping to come up now looks like it is starting to move. The one I have accepted is £200 per day and commutable while the one which I am very much in the frame for is £430 per day but based on the outskirts of london. The one I don't want will not give me any extra skills while the other most definately would.

What would you lot do besides abuse Chico?