FWD: Cutting a contract short

[Beth Agnew]

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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Beth Agnew
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