Michael, your comment re the ability to say no is the prime motivator for me staying independent. And you are also correct, if the client doesn't have any skin in the game, why should you as a contractor work for free. Would you go to work at a company as an FTE and agree not to get paid a salary until 6 months in the future.
Rachel Foerster 847-872-8070 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Mattias/LS Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 11:40 AM To: EDI-L list Subject: Re: [EDI-L] <MISC> - To all Contractors out there >I've never seen that in a contract either, and Michael I understand >what you are saying, however, if it's a 6 month contract and you don't get paid >until the end of >that 6 months, what do you live on? If it's insisted >on, then break it into monthly deliverables or some other unit of >measure acceptable to both and you are to get >paid within 10 days of that >deliverable or something like that. If that's not acceptable, then I too >would pass on that contract. I have been an independent consultant since 1994. I cannot imagine saying 'yes' to any proposal which involves six months of work without payment. (The ability to say 'no' has been important to me actually remaining independent all these years). Forget my financial needs: If the client is not financially vested in the project - has some skin in the game - the whole project will likely fail and *everyone* will be pounding sand anyway. Michael C. Mattias Tal Systems Inc. Racine WI [email protected] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
