having to resort to legal action or even threats, then I would go for it.
Sometimes there are managers that get over their own stupidity and finally look
at the broader picture.
An increase in rates might well be in order as well.
At the end of each contract if job, you might well ask for an evaluation or
recommendation, just for your portfolio too.
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From: "Jeffry Houser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Jobs-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 8:14 AM
Subject: What would you do?
| I worked for a company (who will remain nameless) roughly 3 years
| ago. They wanted me to come on full time, and I had interest in doing so,
| however I ended up turning down the job offer. In my last conversation
| with the CEO he was cursing up a storm and threatened to sue me. About 8
| months later my lawyer was able to collect payment for the final
| invoice. That one conversation aside, we never had a problem.
|
| That same CEO emailed me last night asking if I still did contract
| work. How would you respond?
|
| A few additional comments, I'll make:
|
| a) He emailed me at an address that didn't exist at the time we worked
| together. So, he put in more effort than a "blind" follow-up from his
| contact database of past contractors.
| b) I assume that he either does not remember our last conversation or is
| really desperate.
|
| My first impulse is to ignore him completely. My second impulse is to
| send a polite "No Thanks" message. There is a third voice in the back of
| my head that wonders if I should let bygones be bygones, proceed with
| extreme caution, charge a higher rate, and insist on a "Cash on delivery"
| type of arrangement. I don't want to pass an opportunity, but I don't want
| to act foolishly either.
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