re: Continue To Apply For Other Roles When Having Already Accepted A Role Verbally

[Plonitus]

Hi all,

The background is that I have verbally accepted a contract, but I am still waiting for the contract to be sent to me.

In this situation, would other contractors continue to apply for other roles, or wait based on a verbal confirmation?

Kind regards,

Nick

[jmo21]

unleash the nluk-bot!!!

[SimonMac]

Hi all,

The background is that I have verbally accepted a contract, but I am still waiting for the contract to be sent to me.

In this situation, would other contractors continue to apply for other roles, or wait based on a verbal confirmation?

Kind regards,

Nick

Why would you look and possibly deprive another contractor a role, you are a selfish bar steward if you do keep looking

[WordIsBond]

Why would you look and possibly deprive another contractor a role, you are a selfish bar steward if you do keep looking

If he found another role, he would be kindly and generously making the verbally-agreed role available to another contractor. What a guy.

Keep looking, you don't have a contract until you have a contract. Actually, you don't even have it until you've started. Anything can go wrong and sometimes does. If you get another interview and then the contract comes along, you can always cancel that interview. If you get another offer WITH A CONTRACT you can accept that offer and tell them you've had another offer and they've fiddled around too long getting you the contract, sorry. Or, if you still prefer the first offer, you can phone and say, 'I've had another offer and they've given me the contract. I'd rather go with this one I've agreed, are you intending to get me the contract today?'

If they get you the contract in a timely fashion they'll be in ahead of anything you might pursue today. So looking for something else today is just insurance in case they jerk you around by dragging out the contract.

[BrilloPad]

Hi all,

The background is that I have verbally accepted a contract, but I am still waiting for the contract to be sent to me.

In this situation, would other contractors continue to apply for other roles, or wait based on a verbal confirmation?

Kind regards,

Nick

Keep looking until the first invoice is signed.

[Plonitus]

Not Intentiona

Not my intention to play games.

Another way to re-phrase, how long does it normally to receive the written contract after the agent has verbally confirmed you have won the role?

[Lance]

Keep looking until the first invoice is signed.

you sign invoices? How quaint.

[simes]

Why would you look and possibly deprive another contractor a role, you are a selfish bar steward if you do keep looking

I would whole heartedly disagree with this.

Nothing is confirmed until a contract is signed and legs are under tables.

There are enough threads here citing people's upset that that which had been verbally offered, agreed, and confirmed is then at the 11th hour, retracted.

If deprivation is indeed anything to be considered, the bloody contractor will only (likely) take on the one role, so the one not taken goes back into the pot. And anyway, if a contractor Can swing two roles, this is called the Nature of Business. Not Uncharitable Deprivation.

Grief!

[SimonMac]

I would whole heartedly disagree with this.

Nothing is confirmed until a contract is signed and legs are under tables.

There are enough threads here citing people's upset that that which had been verbally offered, agreed, and confirmed is then at the 11th hour, retracted.

If deprivation is indeed anything to be considered, the bloody contractor will only (likely) take on the one role, so the one not taken goes back into the pot. And anyway, if a contractor Can swing two roles, this is called the Nature of Business. Not Uncharitable Deprivation.

Grief!

[simes]

Oh Cr@p. Sorry!