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Re: Freelance ethical dilemma

Subject: Re: Freelance ethical dilemma
From: Kat Nagel <katnagel -at- bluefrognet -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 15:34:41 -0500

At 10:37 AM +1300 11/9/01, Emily Cotlier wrote:

I've been getting calls from my previous contact there, asking me
to work on projects which are firmly in their marketing writer's territory
and capabilities. [snip] Has anyone
else dealt with a similar situation, as a freelancer or contractor?


Yes <shudder>.

In my case, my old company contact called me directly because the new in-house writer kept telling him that his pet projects would have to wait because other jobs had priority. I didn't know that, and didn't have the sense to ask either the new writer or her boss. I just kept happily doing the work and mailing my invoices. A kind soul clued me in---*after* I lost the contract. Messy, messy, messy.

My suggestion:
Set up a joint meeting with both the new marketing writer and the guy who's bugging you. Do this immediately. Notify both of them *and their manager(s)* that you are suspending work on the extra projects until there is agreement on responsibilities and priorities.

I hope your situation is resolved more amicably than mine was.
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/K@
Kat Nagel katnagel -at- bluefrognet -dot- net
"The problem with communication is the illusion
that is has occurred." ~ George Bernard Shaw

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