Is it normal? Unfortunately, yes. It is also normal for an experienced contractor to avoid such a situation like the plague. Since you say the contract has many escapes to not pay for various reasons, there is no salvaging the situation in my experience. One, maybe two, areas that bother you in a contract could possibly be dealt with; but trying to correct many more than two areas generally is a waste of time, because the contract issuer will be reluctant to make too many changes.
My advice would be to prepare the contract you would issue, if you were asked to provide a contract, for your services to a client. Your client that is, not your client's client. This will help you identify problem areas in the contracts of others, as well as must have provisions that you need, and give you the opportunity to say in this type of situation; "Sorry, but that isn't going to work for me. Let me show you an arrangement I could work with." There are many contract issuers who will try to get fancy with the terms of an agreement. Equally as important as what you do sign, in the end, is what you don't sign. Louis Mezo LogicSynthesis Tel: 240.498.8951 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.logicsynthesis.com -----Original Message----- From: Mark Holm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:44 PM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: Contracts for work I've been offered a position as a contractor. I've always worked on W-2 in all previous positions. So I have no benifits, etc.. however what is disturbing to me is it looks like by the wording of the contract they have many "escape" clasues not to not pay me for various reasons. Is this normal? Thanks, Mark Holm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2699 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
