Hey Employers!

[darktubbly]

Originally posted by: BriGy86
you Canadian?

i was told that even though Canadians are nice people for the most part they despise having jobs taken by Americans

More or less, yeah, I'm Canadian. But I got dragged over here for an edumacation and now I'm as American as apple pie.

/obligatory yew tuk ur jebs

 

[yoda291]

I used to do a lot of freelance work. I learned real fast to get everything in writing before you proceed...on both ends. Includes statements of work (most important paper ever) and things like NDAs signed and make sure you get prior approval on your project plan and timeline before even touching a system. Make sure it's absolutely clear what your job is. This heads off easily 90% of these types of problems.

I remember several times having the people hire me, then 2 weeks later, howling that it was my job to part the red sea and repair every system and environment under the sun in 40 seconds(or something equally ridiculous). At which point I calmly pull my SOW out of my bag and ask them "Where do you see that?".

 

[darktubbly]

yoda, that's really good advice actually; something like that never even crossed my mind.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: darktubbly
yoda, that's really good advice actually; something like that never even crossed my mind.

in case my sarcasm meter is brokey:
It's something people always told me and I knew of beforehand (it seems like common sense)...but for one reason or another reason the phrase "Our systems are down and we need help immediately...I don't have time for paperwork" always seemed to make me forget to CMA. Just remember, it takes like 5 seconds for your employer to put his john hancock down.

 

[darktubbly]

No no, no sarcasm intended. It's a welcome change from the expected retorts of 'repost', 'stfu', or 'wrong forum'.