Moving back into contracting after a while away from it. Had a phone interview today for a decent contract close to home. Good money.
Its looking good at the moment. Only thing is their being really funny about start date.
I'm on a course next week paid for by the Welsh Assembly government. If I dont turn up, not only will I miss out on the course but I'll be obliged to shell out for the cost - in all I'll be about £2500 out of pocket.
But you guessed it, the client is adamant the start date must be next monday latest. I know for a fact that the client has been looking for someone for a good couple of months and hasn't found someone with the skills and SC clearance so I dont know why its so last minute. I dont think they've got anyone else in mind.
What would you do?
A) Refuse to be bullied and call their bluff. A decent client would understand and wait a week.
B) Bite the bullet, cancel the course, start the contract.
I'm tending towards (A) to be honest, because I dont think they've got anyone else, and I'm not sure I'd be happy working for someone who'd let their first choice go over a weeks different start date. It all seems a bit too rushed and frantic.
Opinions wanted though....
Its looking good at the moment. Only thing is their being really funny about start date.
I'm on a course next week paid for by the Welsh Assembly government. If I dont turn up, not only will I miss out on the course but I'll be obliged to shell out for the cost - in all I'll be about £2500 out of pocket.
But you guessed it, the client is adamant the start date must be next monday latest. I know for a fact that the client has been looking for someone for a good couple of months and hasn't found someone with the skills and SC clearance so I dont know why its so last minute. I dont think they've got anyone else in mind.
What would you do?
A) Refuse to be bullied and call their bluff. A decent client would understand and wait a week.
B) Bite the bullet, cancel the course, start the contract.
I'm tending towards (A) to be honest, because I dont think they've got anyone else, and I'm not sure I'd be happy working for someone who'd let their first choice go over a weeks different start date. It all seems a bit too rushed and frantic.
Opinions wanted though....
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