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Re: FWD: Cutting a contract short

Subject: Re: FWD: Cutting a contract short
From: John Garison <john -at- garisons -dot- com>
To: beth -dot- agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:56:37 -0400

A lot depends on what the "agreement" is. Did you sign up agreeing to work through some project milestone (like a release)? Or did you sign up agreeing to work for a certain number of hours which could be extended?

To my mind, these are very different situations.

I would never walk out on a deadline-driven driven project. (Well, if it slipped a huge amount from 6 weeks to 6 months I might renegotiate.) I would, however, have no compunction about giving notice on an unbounded contract. Just because I took on some work doesn't mean that I am bound forever. I'm not an indentured servant.

So, I guess for me, the old standby response applies: It depends.


My 2¢,

John Garison




Beth Agnew wrote:

There seems to be a lot of support for "think of yourself first, and it's okay to bail, don't worry about what others will think if you cut your contract short". As an employer, if someone did that to me, I would absolutely never hire them again. And I certainly wouldn't endorse them to a colleague. I don't care what other better offer they might have on the table. That's the nature of the business. I still have to get my job done, and I entered into a contract with them in good faith. Aware of my budget, I negotiated with the agency to get a professional that could do the job for the price I offered. I expect that person to fulfill their agreement. It would do more for their relationship with me if they complete their contract, and satisfy the objectives of the project. They can tell me they have another offer, but I would still expect them to be as good as their word. I would try to accommodate them working both, but I certainly would not be pleased to have them leave before the job is done. I don't care what kind of happy little transition plan they might come up with, I would expect every contractor to be professional in his/her dealings with me. To me, ending a contract before things are done is not professional.

Whatever happened to integrity and commitment in business? File this under Ethics in Technical Communication.
--Beth

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References:
FWD: Cutting a contract short: From: Greg Holmes
Re: FWD: Cutting a contract short: From: Beth Agnew

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