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  • blaw0

    Did you ever consider doing a retainer-style contract? I have a couple of companies I work with that is set up as an agreed upon number (or range) of hours per month. It's nice to have that business to count on, without interfering with other work/business development.

    • That sounds like a good idea. Kind of like lawyers do things for their steady clients.AndyRoss
  • barbtastic0

    sounds like a good plan, but you know how things go in some of these bigger places... so many anonymous decision-makers, even the ppl i work for don't always know when things will change on a dime.

    the "contract" they have here basically states that either party can terminate the stay at any time with no notice or reason, which is fine with me, but why i try to keep an open dialogue of what their future needs might be.

    this is a large company and a small city, this place creates a lot of work for me and my friends, so i don't want to be burning any bridges and have ppl stop calling me because they think i would not come back.

    • That's a real problem. OTOH, if you've done a lot of work for the biggest outfit in town, that will help you get other work!!AndyRoss