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Re: Transition from employee to consultant--any gotchas?
Subject:Re: Transition from employee to consultant--any gotchas? From:"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:12:55 -0400
Dick Margulis wrote:
> Al Geist wrote:
>
>>
>> Regardless of how open the company is about paying you a retainer for
>> your services, or selling you equipment for a buck, I would take your
>> severance pay in lump sum.
>
> I don't have the option of how the severance gets paid. I'm not in
> control of the check writing process.
>
>
If you are being asked to sign an agreement, you can at least attempt to
negotiate.
> You said yourself that the company is on
>> it's last legs. If you don't get the money up front, there is a good
>> chance you will never see all of it.
>
> Entirely possible. Nothing I can do about that.
>
Why can't you negotiate before you sign any agreement? Ask your lawyer.
Bonnie Granat
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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