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being messsed about?
I signed a 6 month contract with a company and was supposed to have 6 milestones of a month each.
Instead what has a happened is that they have failed to check/approve the work for the first month on time and were 1 month late paying me.
Now the second block of work is 'not' ready for me to do and I am sitting twiddling my thumbs.
Do you think I should pull out of this contract. I really feel that there is not really six months of work for me , more like 3 and I am losing out financially.
I have addressed my concerns to this company, but they have been very
vague and not redone the schedule/ contract to compensate for the money I am losing.
Another scenario is that I will end up dong 2 blocks of work( 8 weeks of work) in about 3 weeks to meet their deadlines and redresss the schedule.
Still sitting here waiting for them to get back to me.
Its seems to me that for example if the contract for 6 months was worth 20,000 quid, I am only being drip fed work worth say 10,000 quid for the duration of the contract.
Where do i stand legallly here?
This is my first freelance gig and already its been a bit of a nightmare.
Would have preferred to start on a positive note and don't want to get a bad reputation in my industry if I pull out
:indifferent
Instead what has a happened is that they have failed to check/approve the work for the first month on time and were 1 month late paying me.
Now the second block of work is 'not' ready for me to do and I am sitting twiddling my thumbs.
Do you think I should pull out of this contract. I really feel that there is not really six months of work for me , more like 3 and I am losing out financially.
I have addressed my concerns to this company, but they have been very
vague and not redone the schedule/ contract to compensate for the money I am losing.
Another scenario is that I will end up dong 2 blocks of work( 8 weeks of work) in about 3 weeks to meet their deadlines and redresss the schedule.
Still sitting here waiting for them to get back to me.
Its seems to me that for example if the contract for 6 months was worth 20,000 quid, I am only being drip fed work worth say 10,000 quid for the duration of the contract.
Where do i stand legallly here?
This is my first freelance gig and already its been a bit of a nightmare.
Would have preferred to start on a positive note and don't want to get a bad reputation in my industry if I pull out
:indifferent
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MickeyFinn
Messages count : 120Likes count : 0Registration : 30 October 2006Not sure about legals so always seek professional advice! If they are not holding up their end of the deal then I doubt if they would have much comeback if you jumped. If they are not supplying you with the work as agreed then I would be looking for the next job... - Contact in PM
ruz
Messages count : 6Likes count : 0Registration : 31 October 2007Thanks for the advice. i was kind of thinking of just getting another contract and if they do keep drip feeding me work at least I will have 2 amounts of money coming in. - Contact in PM
creativeteam
Messages count : 3Likes count : 0Registration : 21 January 2008Hi ruz
i kind of had a similar situation to one extent regarding timescales...
it was a very big client for their sector...the best, i was happy to get the contract. it started over xmas holidays, they wanted 3 packaging designs, 2 8 page product catalogues and a new logo for a product...all in a week. Anyway, i did not want to disapoint...so i worked day and night on this and did as required with a lot of effort.
they never get back to me when needed, then at the last minute, theyw ant a whole heap of work done in 2 days, and thats no exageration...so i still tried...but then, problem is...one guy says he wants one thing...so i do it, then 2nd guy says no and says wat he wants,,, but 3rd gy doesnt like it, he says wat he want...and so on, i was wasting so much time. I asked them, why cant all 3 of u get together and decide then tell me...one guy said, 'thats not ever going to happen.'
This made me angry ...insaneeeee
i went to meet them, i told them by you guys messing me around, im losing more money and time on other clients and told them its better if they find another designer.
sorry about spelling and punctuatin...sunday night and being quick lol - Contact in PM
ruz
Messages count : 6Likes count : 0Registration : 31 October 2007creativeteam I feel your pain - it can be madenig at times. I feel as though you have to be tough sometimes and tell them what is what, but only if they go too far.
well they finally got back to me regarding rescheduling of my contract.
TBH in some regards they have been ok, but in others they are a pain.
My main frustration with them is that they treat me as some sort of lackey.
I don't know if in the past that freelancers were not held in high esteem in my industry, but that attitude seems to persist today.
I actually had verbal abuse from one of the senior peoiple there plainly because he had issues with freelancers:) heartwarming eh?He got the sharp end of my tongue though.
The other day I was doing some work and asked them for feedback so I could continue on to the next bit. But no they didn't get back as USUAL..
They seem to do this 'need to know basis thing' where If they don't like what I have done, rather than tell me whats wrong they will just ignore me, work out what they would like to do and get back to me weeks later without ever invlolving me in the process. maddening:)
I am pleased to finish this contract at the end of april, I have learned lots of lessons for the next one:) - Contact in PM
ruz
Messages count : 6Likes count : 0Registration : 31 October 2007update . they were ok in the end - paid me for the last block of work. upwards and onwards. had two offers in the last 2 days:)